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Major concerns over fate of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov - eight weeks on hunger strike in Russian captivity

The World Cup is obviously great PR for Russia and Putin. The Russian authorities could reinforce this by taking another look at the case of Oleg Sentsov. This Ukrainian filmmaker was sentenced to 20 years in prison. So says Mike Downey, vice-president of the European Film Academy to The Hollywood Reporter. Sentsov's hunger strike is now entering its ninth week. I am not the only one who is very worried about the happy ending. Hon...

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Leo Bankersen

Leo Bankersen has been writing about film since Chinatown and Night of the Living Dead. Reviewed as a freelance film journalist for the GPD for a long time. Is now, among other things, one of the regular contributors to De Filmkrant. Likes to break a lance for children's films, documentaries and films from non-Western countries. Other specialities: digital issues and film education.View Author posts

The World Cup is obviously great PR for Russia and Putin. The Russian authorities could reinforce this by taking another look at the case of Oleg Sentsov. This Ukrainian filmmaker was sentenced to 20 years in prison. So says Mike Downey, vice-president of the European Film Academy to The Hollywood Reporter. Sentsov's hunger strike is now entering its ninth week. I am not the only one who is very worried about the happy ending. Hon...

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