Most major U.S. blockbusters are widely available in Russian movie theaters, which are circumventing the defacto boycott by illegally screening high quality pirated copies.
A movie theater in Russia shows a screening of"Avatar: The Way of Water" even after Western movie studios announced they were pausing theatrical releases of their new movies in Russia more than a year ago among many other unprecedented sanctions.At a movie theatre in central Moscow this month, people had come to watch an illicit film. It wasn’t a documentary about the war in Ukraine or political persecution under Vladimir Putin’s regime. it was "Avatar: The Way of Water.
But more than a year on, most major U.S. blockbusters are widely available in Russian movie theaters, which are circumventing the de facto boycott by illegally screening high quality pirated copies. With authorities doing little to stop this -- and at times even encouraging the practice -- it means Russian movie-goers are still able to watch most of the same movies as the rest of the world.
“It’s like you buy a ticket to one movie, and you’re getting another,” said Nikita, who came to watch the film and like most people ABC News spoke with at the cinema gave only their first name. “It’s a somewhat surprising situation but what can you do.” A movie theater in Russia shows a screening of"Avatar: The Way of Water" even after Western movie studios announced they were pausing theatrical releases of their new movies in Russia more than a year ago among many other unprecedented sanctions.The practice of presenting "Avatar" and other Hollywood films as a preview is widespread in Russian theaters as these establishments attempt to avoid fines under Russian laws which still prohibit the practice.
Russian authorities have done little to stop the screenings. In fact, former president, Dmitry Medvedev, a Putin ally and now deputy head of Russia’s security council, encouraged Russians to illegally download Western films and series no longer released in the country. A movie theater in Russia shows a screening of"Avatar: The Way of Water" even after Western movie studios announced they were pausing theatrical releases of their new movies in Russia more than a year ago among many other unprecedented sanctions.The bill would give Russian courts the right to re-assign the licenses to Russian companies in certain circumstances, according. Some experts, however, warn that this would violate international trade agreements Russia is party to.
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