Notes of a True Criminal (2025)

Original title

Записки настоящего преступника

Directed by

Andriy Alferov, Alexander Rodnyansky

Genre

documentary film

Country

Ukraine, United States

Runtime

1h 57m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows director Alexander Rodnyansky as he examines his own life and family history, connecting them to Ukraine's recent turbulent events. It is a documentary blending personal memory with national history.

personalreflectivehistoricalintimateseriousthoughtfulfactualdocumentary-style

What happens

Notes of a True Criminal (Ukrainian: Нотатки справжнього злочинця, romanized: Zapiski nastoyashego prestupnika) is a 2025 documentary film directed by Alexander Rodnyansky and Andriy Alferov. It follows Rodnyansky's own personal history intertwined with Ukraine tumultuous recent history. A co-production between the United States and Ukraine, the film had its world premiere out of competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2025. It received positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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