The head of Yakutia, Aisen Nikolaev, defended the films “Aita” and “Aday”, which Roskomnadzor and the Ministry of Culture claimed. This was reported by RIA News in reference to a direct line with the head of the region.
According to Nikolaev, he watched both films, and Yakut directors Stepan Burnashev and Dmitry Shadrin do not support nationalism.
“I know both Dmitry Shadrin and Stepan Burnashev very well. I know they are both patriots; “In principle, they do not have the ability to make films about non-traditional values or nationalism,” he said.
Nikolaev spoke to both directors on the phone and told them not to worry.
“They will make other new films that are no less good, no less interesting to the audience. You just need to focus a little more, understand where they can get caught, what mistakes they can make, and do everything to avoid making them and move forward. “Your native republic is always with you, we will not leave you, our own republic, alone, we will support you,” said the regional president.
Earlier, State Duma deputy from Yakutia Fedot Tumusov also stood up For the film “Aita” by Yakut director Stepan Burnashev, which Roskomnadzor found “subversive content”.
The other day, Roskomnadzor demanded the removal of the most successful Yakut film “Aita” from video services, explaining that the film showed inequality between people of different nationalities. The movie “Aday” could not get a distribution certificate because of the hero in the wig.
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