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Putin's Witnesses (2018)

Original title: Свидетели Путина

2018-11-08 · 1h 43m · RU
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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.

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Vitaly ManskyDirector, Writer

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Vitaly ManskyVitaly ManskySelf - Narrator (voice) / (archive footage)Boris NemtsovBoris NemtsovSelf - Politician (voice)Vladimir PutinVladimir PutinSelf - Politician (archive footage)Boris YeltsinBoris YeltsinSelf - Politician (archive footage)Mikhail GorbachevMikhail GorbachevSelf - Politician (archive footage)Naina YeltsinaNaina YeltsinaSelf - Yeltsin's Wife (archive footage)Tatyana YumashevaTatyana YumashevaSelf - Yeltsin's Daughter / Politician (archive footage)Vera Dmitrievna GurevichVera Dmitrievna GurevichSelf - Putin's Teacher (archive footage)Anatoly ChubaisAnatoly ChubaisSelf - Politician (archive footage)Dmitry MedvedevDmitry MedvedevSelf - Politician (archive footage)Elena OkulovaElena OkulovaSelf - Yeltsin's Daughter (archive footage)Gleb PavlovskyGleb PavlovskySelf - Politician (archive footage)

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Presidential election1990s2000sRise to powerCelebrity interviewDocumentary filmmakingRussian historyPolitical documentaryChristmas reunionPutinRussian federationBoris yeltsinVladimir putin

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Genre affinityHistory · DocumentaryTheme affinityPresidential Election · 1990s · 2000sDirector preference533537Actor preference610721 · 633217 · 533537Country preferenceCzDecade preference2010

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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.

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