Antidote
Asian Premiere
James Jones UK 2024 90 min NC16 (Mature Theme)
Journalists and activists working to expose Russia’s poison programme are placed on a kill list in this high-stakes documentary.
Christo Grozev, Sherlock-like rockstar of investigative journalism, was always thrilled to outsmart Putin’s statecraft and expose the secrets of his network of assassins. But in the midst of securing an escape route for an anonymous whistleblower, Grozev becomes a wanted man in Russia and begins investigating the assassination plot against him.
With astonishing access and immersion, Antidote documents the nerve and wit of those working to dismantle Putin’s regime. Interspersed with the show trial of Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza, the documentary follows the activists in their conviction to hold the world’s most powerful autocrat accountable for his actions.
Q&A with Filmmaker(s)
29 Nov, Fri 9:00PM / 90 min
Golden Village Bugis+, Hall 5
30 Nov, Sat 11:00AM / 90 min
Golden Village Bugis+, Hall 6
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Antidote
James Jones
UK
2024
Bulgarian, English, Russian
English
90 min
NC16 (Mature Theme)
Asian Premiere
James Jones
James Jones is an Emmy- and Bafta-winning documentary filmmaker. Known for Children of the Gaza War (2015), On the President’s Orders (2019) and Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes (2022), his films are characterised by journalistic rigour and cinematic sensibility. Antidote won Best Editing at Tribeca.
James Jones, Vivien Jones
