The struggle over the screening comes as US lawmakers debate legislation modelled on the Magnitsky Act that would target human rights abusers worldwide.
It also comes as the first legal proceedings are held in the US regarding alleged proceeds of the original $230m tax fraud.
The private screening at the Newseum, scheduled for the 13 June, will be the latest skirmish in a battle over Magnitsky’s legacy, whose death led to the US launching sanctions against a host of Russian officials.
“It’s hard to walk out of that film without thinking that Browder should be getting more heat than he’s gotten so far.”