According to IndieWire, Meryl Streep almost didn’t watch the six‑hour documentary ‘My Undesirable Friends,’ but Colin Firth encouraged her to become an executive producer. Julia Loktev told IndieWire she traveled as a one‑woman crew to follow Russian and Ukrainian journalists exiled after Putin’s invasion.
Why it matters
Fans of Firth or Streep may be interested that Firth’s involvement led Streep to take an executive role in a lengthy documentary about exiled journalists.
Key facts
- The documentary is six hours long.
- The documentary is titled “My Undesirable Friends”.
- Julia Loktev described herself as a one‑woman crew traveling globally for the project.
- The film follows Russian and Ukrainian journalists who fled after Putin’s invasion.
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