Antidote

FRONTLINE presents the stories of an investigative journalist and a political activist putting their lives on the line to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the grave consequences they face for doing so.

“Antidote” chronicles the lives of Christo Grozev, a Bulgarian investigative journalist whose reporting has exposed Russian spies, assassins, and those involved in the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny; and Evgenia Kara-Murza, the wife of Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent political activist who was poisoned twice and sentenced to 25 years in a Russian prison.

The documentary lays bare the grave consequences that come with speaking out against the Putin regime, revealing the threats Grozev, Kara-Murza and their families face as they seek to expose the actions of the Kremlin to the world. The film offers a stunning and immersive look at the cost of opposing Putin.

“Antidote” is a Passion Pictures and Bellingcat Production for FRONTLINE in association with Impact Partners, Channel 4 and M4 Studio. The director and producer is James Jones. The production executive is Tom Cross. The co-producer is Vivien Jones. The senior producer is Dan Edge. The co-executive producers are Lauren Haber and Kelsey Koenig. The executive producers are Jim and Susan Swartz; Nina & David Fialkow; Maiken Baird; Jens Von Bahr; John Driscoll; Molly and Kevin Efrusy; Jenny Raskin; Geralyn White Dreyfous; Joanna Potts; Nevine Mabro; Louisa Compton; Hamish Fergusson; Andrew Ruhemann; Fiona Stourton; and David Moulton. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath.

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