The Extremist is the story of a heroine of our time who stands alone against the enormous dragon of lawless “justice.” A small act leads the girl Sasha to a heartbreaking choice—spend 7 years in prison or remain true to herself. This is the story of an artist, and thus the world, through the eyes of an artist, which gives me, as a director, the opportunity to showcase the gray reality of war, prison, and judicial Russia through the colorful lens of a bright artist’s consciousness. It is a story of love and acceptance of extreme actions taken by someone you can’t imagine life without.