Chaika (Russian: Чайка - Seagull) is a 2015 Russian documentary film about the corrupt affairs and some other crimes of Prosecutor General of Russia Yury Chaika and his sons, Artyom Chaika and Igor Chaika.

Chaika (Seagull)
RussianЧайка
Narrated byAlexei Navalny
Production
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Distributed byAnti-Corruption Foundation
Release date
  • December 1, 2015 (2015-12-01) (YouTube)
Running time
43 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguagesRussian (with Russian, English, Bulgarian, German, Polish and Finnish subtitles)
Budget250 000 Rubles
External videos
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Content edit

The film tells about crimes of Chaika family, connections with criminal leaders and acquiring enterprises.[1]

Award edit

Winner of Artdocfest festival (nominee ArtDocSet') in 2015.[2]

In media edit

On 3 February 2016, the group Pussy Riot released a satirical music video titled Chaika, alluding to Navalny's findings.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Russia's mafia state | Alexey Navalny's group publishes startling revelations linking the Attorney General's son to the mob". Meduza. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
  2. ^ "Navalny got prize of ArtDocFest for FBK's film 'Chaika'". Meduza.
  3. ^ Pussy Riot is back in high heels to tackle corruption, Deutsche Welle, February 4, 2016.

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