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Russian director refuses to denounce lead actor despite criticism from Ukraine
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PUBLISHEDSep 9, 2026, 4:41 PM
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Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s DAU, about physicist Lev Landau, stars Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis, who has refused to speak out against Putin’s war The director of a controversial new Russian film has said “everyone pays for his own choice” when asked about his lead’s refusal to condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine.
In film-maker Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s DAU, which premiered at the Venice film festival on Wednesday,…
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