Crimean ‘holiday’ on big screen

A “holiday” to the unlikely setting of Crimea has been turned into a film which will premiere in Moscow next week. Brit in Crimea will be shown on January 18 at the Fitil cinema.

Crimea was seized by prorussian forces in 2014 when it became the focus of an East-west crisis.

Graham Phillips, a former Dundee University student, covered the conflict for the state television network Russia Today and returned two years later with Perth business owner Les Scott to challenge preconceptions about the region.

Mr Scott, pictured, will be travelling to Moscow for the premiere.

He said: “I’m a bit nervous but I’m more interested in getting a positive message across about how important it is to get alternative information before making any judgments about a country and its people.”

Picture: Steve Macdougall.