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On Thin Ice: Putin v Greenpeace

On Thin Ice: Putin v Greenpeace

★ 7.0/10•2024•29m•Documentary
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The story of a daring protest in 2013 on a Russian oil rig that goes terrifyingly wrong as Putin defends his oil at all costs. Shots are fired, and the protesters are thrown into a Russian jail.

Chloe Campbell · Director

Alice McMahon-Major · Director

StatusReturning Series
Runtime29m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJun 9, 2024

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E129m

Episode 1

In 2013, Greenpeace sail to the Arctic to peacefully protest against Russian offshore oil drilling, but the harsh response from Putin’s Kremlin and the Russian security forces is far more than they bargained for, as their actions at the oil rig are met with brutal force.

Jun 9, 2024

Episode 2 - Episode 2E229m

Episode 2

Two climbers are captured by the Russian coastguard in the 2013 protest. Shots are fired. The FSB captures the ship, but the activists try to keep filming.

Jun 9, 2024

Episode 3 - Episode 3E329m

Episode 3

The ship is captured in the 2013 peaceful protest and towed to Murmansk. The activists expect an 48-hour detention but are charged with piracy, which carries a 15-year sentence.

Jun 10, 2024

Episode 4 - Episode 4E429m

Episode 4

The 2013 campaign to free the activists gets underway, but a Kremlin smear campaign is initiated. Conditions in prison are brutal, and one of the prisoners is rushed to hospital.

Jun 10, 2024

Episode 5 - Episode 5E529m

Episode 5

Footage of the 2013 illegal boarding must be smuggled out of prison in time for an international tribunal. The imprisoned activists pin their hopes on being released on bail.

Jun 11, 2024

Episode 6 - Episode 6E629m

Episode 6

A Beatle joins the fight, the protestors finally get bail and then a major amnesty before the 2014 Sochi Olympics free them to return home, but things go rapidly downhill for Russia.

Jun 11, 2024

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