A film about Pavel Kushnir — a musician who refused to compromise, in art or in conscience. A “great little man,” as his friends describe him, Pavel played sublime music for two elderly women in an empty community hall with the same devotion he would have brought to Carnegie Hall. He wrote extraordinary novels and dared to protest, fully aware of the consequences. In 2024, Pavel Kushnir died in a prison in Birobidzhan.
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Sergey Erzhenkov Director · Michael Kellermann Cinematographer Darya Kon Editor
First release December 13, 2025 · Produced in Czechia, United States · Original title Кушнир: Неизвестная история Павла Кушнира
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Narra
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Czechia · United States
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Original title
Кушнир: Неизвестная история Павла Кушнира
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · December 13, 2025
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