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Lufthansa says it has located the Oscar statuette for the documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin that Pavel Talankin was forced to check on a JFK–Frankfurt flight; the trophy went missing in Frankfurt, and the airline apologized, arranging its return to Talankin.
At JFK, TSA agents allegedly treated Pavel Talankin’s Oscar for Mr Nobody Against Putin as a potential weapon and ordered it be checked as cargo. Lufthansa later disclosed the statue was located and is being returned to Frankfurt, with the airline apologizing for the inconvenience. Talankin had previously carried the award on flights without incident, and the incident prompted Lufthansa to review its handling of guests’ belongings. The documentary centers on Putin’s propaganda and led to Talankin seeking exile after Russia banned the film.
Lufthansa says it has found Pavel (Pasha) Talankin’s Oscar statuette, which TSA had prevented him from carrying on a JFK→Frankfurt flight. The box was later located in Frankfurt and the airline is coordinating a swift return to the filmmaker, who co-directed Mr. Nobody Against Putin, after an incident that drew attention to how the award was treated on those travels.
Pavel Talankin’s Oscar for the documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin disappeared after TSA forced him to check it as baggage at JFK and Lufthansa reportedly lost the statuette en route to Frankfurt; the film won Best Documentary at the Oscars, and Talankin and co-director David Borenstein have since publicly traveled with the award as carry-on.
The Oscar statue for Mr Nobody Against Putin, awarded to co-director Pavel Talankin, disappeared after a TSA agent at JFK confiscated it as a potential weapon and required it to be checked; Talankin arrived in Frankfurt to find the statue missing, prompting a plea from his fellow director David Borenstein and noting replacement statues exist for damaged or lost awards.
Pavel Talankin’s Oscar for Mr. Nobody Against Putin was barred by TSA from a JFK flight, leading Lufthansa to box and tag the statuette for checked baggage; upon arrival in Frankfurt the box was missing, prompting a search and requests for comment from Lufthansa and the TSA. Talankin says he’s flown with the Oscar before without issue and the film’s production team is seeking a resolution.