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Putin's Witnesses

Putin's Witnesses

20186.31h 43m

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.

Directed by Vitaly Mansky
Written by Vitaly Mansky
Produced by Vít Klusák, Natalia Manskaya, Filip Remunda
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Top Cast

Vitaly Mansky

Vitaly Mansky

Self - Narrator (voice) / (archive footage)

Boris Nemtsov

Boris Nemtsov

Self - Politician (voice)

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Boris Yeltsin

Boris Yeltsin

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Naina Yeltsina

Naina Yeltsina

Self - Yeltsin's Wife (archive footage)

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Tatyana Yumasheva

Self - Yeltsin's Daughter / Politician (archive footage)

V

Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich

Self - Putin's Teacher (archive footage)

Anatoly Chubais

Anatoly Chubais

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Dmitry Medvedev

Dmitry Medvedev

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

presidential electionrise to powerrussian historydocumentary filmmakingchristmas reunionvladimir putin1990scelebrity interviewpolitical documentary2000srussian federationboris yeltsin

About Putin's Witnesses

Putin's Witnesses is a documentary, history film released in 2018 exploring themes of presidential election, rise to power, russian history, documentary filmmaking, christmas reunion, vladimir putin. Directed by Vitaly Mansky, it stars Vitaly Mansky, Boris Nemtsov, Vladimir Putin. 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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