Putin's Witnesses
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Russian Federation, December 31, 1999. After President Boris Yeltsin's unexpected resignation, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin becomes acting president of the country. From that day and for a year, Vitaly Mansky's camera documented Putin's rise to power. The story of a privileged witness. The harsh explanation of the reason why politics is the art of possibility of achieving the best with the support of many, but also of giving the worst in return.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2018-11-08
Runtime: 103 mins
Director: Vitaly Mansky
Writer: Vitaly Mansky
Spoken language: Pусский
Genres: Documentary, History
Original title: Putin's Witnesses
Production Companies: Vertov, GoldenEggProduction, Hypermarket Film, ZDF, RTS, SRG SSR, Česká televize, ARTE, Latvijas Televizija
Production Countries: Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia, Switzerland
Cast
Vitaly Mansky
Boris Nemtsov
Vladimir Putin
Boris Yeltsin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Naina Yeltsina
Tatyana Yumasheva
Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich
Anatoly Chubais
Dmitry Medvedev
Elena Okulova
Gleb Pavlovsky
Ivan Okulov
Ksenia Ponomaryova
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