The documentary follows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after the 2020 poisoning. After surviving the attack, Navalny, along with several journalists, are trying to map out who is behind the assassination attempt.
After previous tributes, and awards for "best documentary", criticism is now seeping through from both Ukrainian and Russian sides. Russian pro-Kremlin analyst Sergei Markov has claimed the film is "anti-Russian propaganda." But there is also criticism from Ukraine.
"Navalny is originally a Russian nationalist – he's not a hero figure in Ukraine," Sundström says.
Navalny has been criticized, among other things, for not wanting to take a clear position on the Crimean issue after 2014. Another criticism levelled by the Ukrainian side is that the documentary was praised at the same time as Ukrainian President Zelenskyy was reportedly stopped from speaking at the Oscars.
"He wasn't allowed to talk at the Oscars even though he wanted to. You can see that as a bit of a nosebutt for Zelenskyy. But the Oscars aren't a political forum so any big deal isn't.