Mikhail Saakashvili

L’invasion de l’Ukraine par la Russie a brutalement mis en évidence les dangers que représentent la dépendance des pays européens aux importations de gaz russe. Une enquête dans les coulisses de Gazprom, qui fut, jusqu’aux sanctions internationales, le premier fournisseur de gaz de l’Union européenne.

Russian Lessons sees its two filmmaker-protagonists, Olga Konskaya and Andrei Nekrasov, report from different posts on the frontline of the 2008 Russian-Georgian war.

The film is a political fable that depicts the frail equilibrium of the world and questions the values of international politics. The film takes us through a critical year in the life of Georgia's young democracy- from the presidential election of January 2008 to the chaos of the war with Russia and the sobering aftermath - and raises questions about political responsibility and the morality of international affairs. The story is told through its main actors: the Georgian president, the Georgian government, the political opposition, foreign leaders, international delegations and organisations and the ordinary Georgian people.