Putin's Witnesses/ Свидетели Путина
- 2018-11-08
- Documentary, History
- Vladimir Putin, Boris Yeltsin, Tony Blair, Mikhail Gorbachev, Dmitry Medvedev, Boris Nemtsov, Anatoly Chubais, Tatyana Yumasheva, Naina Yeltsina, Valentin Yumashev, Gleb Pavlovsky, Mikhail Kasyanov, Elena Okulova, Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich, Vladislav Surkov, Ksenia Ponomaryova, Ivan Okulov, Mikhail Lesin, Lyudmila Putina
- Nikita Mikhalkov, Vitaly Mansky
- 1 h. 43 min.
- 6.4/10
- 41
- Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia, Switzerland
- 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.