Velký vlastenecký výlet (2025)

Directed by

Robin Kvapil

Genre

documentary film, war film, road movie

Country

Slovakia, Czech Republic, Ukraine

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary filmmaker takes three Czech citizens who support Russia and Vladimir Putin on a road trip to Ukraine. In Ukraine, their pro-Russian beliefs are challenged by what they see and hear on the ground.

eye-openingconfrontationalsoberingthought-provokinggroundedtravelogue-styleobservationalunsettling

What happens

Velký vlastenecký výlet (lit. 'The Great Patriotic Trip'; English: Change My Mind) is a Czech documentary road movie directed by Robin Kvapil and released in 2025. It follows three Czech citizens, sympathetic to Russia and Vladimir Putin, who espouse pro-Russian narratives about the Russo-Ukrainian War and whom the director took to Ukraine to confront their views with the situation there. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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