A long-lost Michael Apted documentary is coming back. The Long Way Home: Remastered and Expanded drops on major streaming platforms October 20 in the U.S., Canada, and UK.

The film follows Boris Grebenshchikov, the Soviet underground rock icon who became the first Russian artist to record in the West during Glasnost. Shot in the late ’80s, it captures Grebenshchikov working with Dave Stewart, Annie Lennox, Chrissie Hynde, and members of Crosby, Stills & Nash. But it also shows the cost: his longtime band Aquarium felt abandoned, and Russian fans weren’t sure what to make of his English-language material.

The doc premiered at Sundance and aired in the UK decades ago, then vanished. Now producer Steven Lawrence has restored it from the only surviving 16mm print. He and editor Susanne Rostock also added a new epilogue tracking Grebenshchikov’s life after his U.S. album Radio Silence flopped, including his exile and his public criticism of Putin’s war in Ukraine. Apted wanted to make a sequel before his death in 2021. This epilogue is the closest we’ll get.

For indie musicians navigating crossover dreams or political pressure, this one hits close to home. It’s a reminder that freedom and creative risk don’t always pay off the way you hope.