S.W.’s Scores
Continuity
+4
Entertainment
+5
Rewatchability
+2
CastDocumentary
StreamingTheatrical
S.W.’s Verdict
Documentary about an ordinary Russian citizen who decided to run against Putin. The outcome is preordained and everyone involved knows it, which turns the whole thing into a study of what happens when you choose futility on principle. Won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. The footage is raw and uncomfortable in the right ways — you're watching a person become a target in real time. Whether that's brave or reckless is left for you to decide, which is exactly the right editorial choice.