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Associated Press: Prominent Russian theater director faces court hearing

Published Aug. 23, 2017 at 2:58 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on May 13, 2016 shows Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov posing during a photocall for the film "Uchenik (The Student)" at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. Russia's Investigative Committee said on August 22, 2017 that it has detained top theatre and film director Kirill Serebrennikov on suspicion of committing massive fraud. / AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE

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A court in Moscow is considering whether to place a widely revered Russian theater director under house arrest on charges of embezzling $1.1 million, which he has denied.

Kirill Serebrennikov has won international acclaim for his productions spanning from drama to opera to movies. The 47-year-old was detained August 22 in St. Petersburg where he was shooting a movie and put in jail after interrogation.