Russia Orders Arrest of Prominent Producer, Director Who Criticized Ukraine War

Directors Andrey Zvyagintsev and Alexander Rodnyansky (R) pose for photographers after receiving the Official Competition Best Film award for their film 'Loveless' at the London Film Festival Awards in London on Oct. 14, 2017. Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP

TALLINN, Estonia—A Moscow court has ordered the arrest of prominent film producer Alexander Rodnyansky and theater director Ivan Vyrypaev for “spreading false information” about the Russian army.

The initial court hearings against Rodnyansky and Vyrypaev were held on April 27, but not reported by the court until Wednesday.