'My Undesirable Friends: Part II — Exile' extends a scary story of journalists on the run

Los Angeles Times - Oct 16, 2026

Filmmaker Julia Loktev's first part showed an independent Russian news channel under siege by Putin's watchdogs. The follow-up is just as essential.

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