‘Matilda’ premiere draws extra security in Moscow after threats
MOSCOW: A Russian cinema chain said Tuesday extra security measures have been put in place ahead of the Moscow premiere of a controversial biopic of the last tsar, that has drawn threats from religious extremists.
Alexei Uchitel's "Matilda" has outraged hardline Orthodox believers, who view tsar Nicholas II as a saint and object to the depiction of his affair with a ballerina.
The film's trailer triggered a wave of attacks in the country, including Molotov cocktails thrown at the filmmakers' Saint Petersburg offices.…