About the Film
Lyuba’s Hope follows lawyer-activist-political candidate Lyubov Sobol, formerly the head of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation. She is an idealistic corruption fighter who has survived hunger strikes, attempted poisoning, multiple arrests, and exile, as she plans for a democratic post-Putin Russia.
Lyubov Sobol is a human rights activist from Russia. A staunch advocate for the democratization of Russia, she previously served as a lawyer for Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation and played a role in several significant investigations in Russia, including those against Yevgeny Prigozhin, the deceased owner of the private military company Wagner. In addition to her legal pursuits, Sobol has a strong online presence: she operates a YouTube channel with over 600,000 subscribers, where she covers topics including corruption in Putin’s regime, the war in Ukraine, and other current events. Her efforts have been recognized with the Sergei Magnitsky Award, honoring her contributions to the fight for democracy in Russia. In 2019, the BBC included her in the Leadership category on its list of 100 Inspiring and Influential Women from around the world.
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