“The director, he has to fight with me at film festivals”
Russian director Alexander Sokurov has asked President Vladimir Putin to release Ukrainian documentary Oleg Sentsova
December 2, 2016 President of the Russian Federation held in St. Petersburg Joint meeting of the Council for Culture and Arts and the Russian Language Council.
fragment meeting
Alexander Sokurov : I have a heartfelt request to you, Vladimir Vladimirovich, as a citizen of Russia as at the director. Let’s solve the problem Olega Sentsova. 20 years, Ukrainian director, 20 years in the camps, the guy sitting in the northern camp. I am ashamed that we still can not solve this problem. I beg you, find a solution to this problem. It’s impossible. The director, he should fight me at film festivals, if he has another, including the political point of view, but not sitting in our Arctic virtually, in the north, prison. It’s a shame and sad that I have to talk about it.
And once again I want to thank you for the opportunity provided by the state for debuting young people, my compatriots. Once again I want to say this is the main goal of my life – to help these people. Let’s help them. We are predisposed to the cinema, the Russian people, the genius of our expressed, we can make a movie, and we have never been ashamed of any of the Soviet cinema, and not be ashamed of the cinema, which is now created and which will be in the future.
Thank you so much.
Sorry if something is wrong.
Vladimir Putin: Thank you.
Let’s start with the latter, over Sentsova. We must proceed from the fact that we live in a state of law, and these kinds of questions, of course, must be dealt with the court system. As for his work, he condemned not for work, but for the fact that he took on a completely different function, as organs of the investigation and the court claim, and it is actually dedicated his life to terrorism.
Alexander Sokurov: Vladimir Vladimirovich, but it’s difficult political conflict was. It is a simple man just so easy emotional young man, unless he can understand the intricacies and complexities of the political situation?
Vladimir Putin: The case did not in his position. The point at all in what he thinks about the events that took place in Crimea. The matter of his intentions, and in the preparation of illegal acts that result could suffer with you our citizens.
Alexander Sokurov: Vladimir Vladimirovich, in Russian, in a Christian mercy is above justice. I beg you. Mercy is above justice. You are welcome.
Putin: Russian and a Christian life we act in this situation can not without a court order. The court’s decision was held. Yes, there are certain rules and regulations, which can take advantage of, but it is necessary that the relevant conditions are ripe.
Alexander Sokurov: Help.
Vladimir Putin: I repeat again: no one is condemned for his views, for his position. The condemnation was his intention to take actions that are in fact the law to actions of a terrorist nature, and that could lead to serious consequences for our citizens. Here in this case, rather than in some of its positions. The position of all have the right, and none of it he would not be condemned. Only in this, believe me, only in this case. There are other persons involved, and you know them now from time to time caught in this problem.
Alexander Sokurov: In it there is no death, no destruction. And I am sure that this would not have happened.
Vladimir Putin: Thank God, no, but they could have been if he had been allowed to carry out his intentions. That is the problem. Absolutely it’s not, Alexander, that he somehow thought otherwise than we are with you on this subject, it is not the case. Nevertheless, thank you pay attention to it, I know it’s an issue sensitive, I will keep that in mind.
Sourse, 03/12/2016
