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Putin's Witnesses
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Title: Putin's Witnesses

Release Date: 8 Nov 2018

Runtime: 1h 43m

Genre: Documentary, History

Director: Vertov, GoldenEggProduction, Hypermarket Film, ZDF, RTS, SRG SSR, Česká televize, ARTE, Latvijas Televizija

Production Companies: Vertov, GoldenEggProduction, Hypermarket Film, ZDF, RTS, SRG SSR, Česká televize, ARTE, Latvijas Televizija

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6.4 (34 votes)

Cast

  • Self - Narrator (voice) / (archive footage): Vitaly Mansky
  • Self - Politician (voice): Boris Nemtsov
  • Self - Politician (archive footage): Vladimir Putin
  • Self - Politician (archive footage): Boris Yeltsin
  • Self - Politician (archive footage): Mikhail Gorbachev
  • Self - Yeltsin's Wife (archive footage): Naina Yeltsina
  • Self - Yeltsin's Daughter / Politician (archive footage): Tatyana Yumasheva
  • Self - Putin's Teacher (archive footage): Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich
  • Self - Politician (archive footage): Anatoly Chubais
  • Self - Politician (archive footage): Dmitry Medvedev
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