Antidote

What is the cost of speaking truth to power? In Vladimir Putin’s Russia, it could mean your life. With unprecedented access, Antidote follows the fearless whistleblowers and activists working tirelessly to expose Putin’s tyrannical regime, only to be confronted with the deadly consequences of their actions. “A gripping thriller….” Christiane Amanpour, CNN - In Putin's Russia, criticising the government can mean a painful death. The film follows a whistleblower who revealed information about the Russian nerve agent program, a dissident who was poisoned repeatedly and is now fighting to be released from prison, and a journalist who exposed countless Russian agents. Now his own life is in danger.“From its very first moments, Antidote unspools like a propulsive thriller. Director James Jones’ galvanizing documentary moves at a fast speed to tell its high-stakes story about Vladimir Putin’s Russia, contemporary investigative journalism and the people who put their lives in jeopardy" - VarietyPlease note our new earlier start time of 7.00pm.