A year ago, on 29 December 2019, prisoners were exchanged with the self-proclaimed ‘LPR’ and ‘DPR’. Among the Ukrainians who returned home were journalist Stanislav Aseyev, tanker Bohdan Pantiushenko, and human rights activist Andriy Yarovoi. Four months earlier, on 7 September, Crimeans Oleg Sentsov and Oleksandr Kolchenko were released from Russian colonies. We spoke to the former prisoners about their first year of freedom.

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8.0/10

2000 Meters to Andriivka
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8.2/10

The Cave
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Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
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6.3/10

Wormwood
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Tyson
2008
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Cameraperson
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Love, Gilda
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The Captains
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42 Up
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Maidentrip
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I Am Heath Ledger
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Love, Antosha
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2014
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Listen to Me Marlon
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Whitney
2018
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Love, Marilyn
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Gilbert
2017
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Hearts and Minds
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