AsRussialaunchesitsfull-scaleinvasionofUkraine,primaryschoolsacrossRussia’shinterlandsaretransformedintorecruitmentstagesforthewar.Facingtheethicaldilemmaofworkinginasystemdefinedbypropagandaandviolence,abraveteachergoesundercovertofilmwhat’sreallyhappeninginhisownschool.InhishometownintheUralMountains,fun-lovingPashaworksasanonconformistteacheratthesameprimaryschoolheattendedasachild.However,Russia’s2022invasionofUkrainechangedeverything.Suddenlytheschoolandcommunityhelovedtransformedfromaplaceofeducationandself-expressiontooneofmilitarizationandstateideology.Soon,hisownstudentsandtheirfamilymembersarerecruitedtofight,andPashamustaskhimselfwhatonepersoncando.Filmedsecretlyovertwoyears,Mr.NobodyAgainstPutinisanunforgettableportraitoflifeinRussiatodayandtheimpossiblechoicescitizensfacewhenthecountrytheyloveisinthehandsofarulerwhodemandsitbecomesomethingtheycannotaccept.
