Putin's Witnesses
Свидетели Путина
Release: 2018-11-08
·Runtime: 103m
·★ 6.3
Documentary
History
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.
Production Countries
Czech Republic
Germany
Latvia
Switzerland
Production Companies
Vertov
GoldenEggProduction
Hypermarket Film
ZDF
RTS
SRG SSR
Česká televize
ARTE
Latvijas Televizija
Cast
Vitaly Mansky
as Self - Narrator (voice) / (archive footage)
Boris Nemtsov
as Self - Politician (voice)
Vladimir Putin
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Boris Yeltsin
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Naina Yeltsina
as Self - Yeltsin's Wife (archive footage)
Anatoly Chubais
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Dmitry Medvedev
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Mikhail Kasyanov
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Nikita Mikhalkov
as Self - Director (archive footage)
Tony Blair
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Valentin Yumashev
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Vladislav Surkov
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
