Putin's Witnesses

Putin's Witnesses

2018
1h 43m
6.3

6.3/10

43 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary History
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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Language: RU

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Production Information

Production Companies
Vertov GoldenEggProduction Hypermarket Film ZDF RTS SRG SSR Česká televize ARTE Latvijas Televizija
Production Countries
Czech Republic Germany Latvia Switzerland
Spoken Languages
Russian

Keywords

presidential election rise to power russian history documentary filmmaking christmas reunion vladimir putin 1990s celebrity interview political documentary 2000s russian federation boris yeltsin

Quick Facts

Original Title Свидетели Путина
Release Date November 8, 2018
Status Released
Language RU
IMDb ID tt8647924
Website Visit Site

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)

Tatyana Yumasheva
Tatyana Yumasheva

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

Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich
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)

Elena Okulova
Elena Okulova

Self - Yeltsin's Daughter (archive footage)

Gleb Pavlovsky
Gleb Pavlovsky

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Key Crew

Vitaly Mansky
Director
Filip Remunda
Producer
Natalia Manskaya
Producer
Vít Klusák
Producer
Gabriela Bussmann
Producer
Vitaly Mansky
Writer