• Producer(s):

    ARTE FRANCE, ADR PRODUCTIONS

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2006

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    NON-THEATRICAL, TV, VOD, DVD

2005. Following the Ukrainian Orange Revolution, the young Russian opposition feels committed to a historical mission for Russia.

"Our fathers won freedom of speech for us in 1991. It will now be very difficult to keep us quiet" (Ilya Yashin, leader of the young Russian democrats).

At a time when the Parliament and the media are essentially in the hands of power, these young militants, divided between democrats and "Red" nationalists vie with each other for daring ways to publicly protest against the hardening of the regime.
In the course of a year marked by revolutionary enthusiasm, this non-violent contestation has moved to new levels. The brutality with which the powers that be react offers the best proof of this.
This film follows the leaders of these movements over a few months, and affords us a reflection on the aspirations of young Russians, regarding the future of their country.