.A Moscow courthouse punished Oscar-nominated movie developer Alexander Rodnyansky to eight-and-a-half years prison in absentia on Monday for spreading out "artificial" information about the Russian soldiers.Rodnyansky, 63, was birthed in Kyiv yet spent the majority of his job in Russia, making dozens of television set and movies certainly there consisting of Oscar-nominated crime drama "Leviathan.".He left behind the nation quickly after it sent soldiers into Ukraine in February 2022 and also has been actually a straightforward movie critic of the Kremlin's offensive given that, frequently knocking it on social media.Moscow's Basmanny Area Court discovered him guilty of "spreading out purposefully incorrect details concerning using the Russian armed forces," depending on to a claim through Moscow's court of law service.Rodnyansky claimed the case was actually connected to his "anti-war posts on Instagram" as well as claimed he firmly differed with the verdict." No Basmanny court of law can quit me from and also performing what I have been carrying out all my lifestyle, creating movies," he said in a blog post on Telegram.Russia has detained, fined and also incarcerated thousands of people for opposing its Ukraine aggression because February 2022-- a crackdown liberties teams have actually compared to the Soviet age.Rodnyansky began his job in Ukraine, where he established the country's first independent tv system in 1995, yet is actually better understood for his film do work in Russia.His 2017-produced film "Loveless" regarding a separated couple required to collaborate after their youngster goes skipping succeeded the Jury system Award at the Cannes Movie Event.