Putin's Witnesses
2018•1h 43m•6.3•Released
DocumentaryHistory
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.
Director
Vitaly Mansky
Writer
Vitaly Mansky
Languages
Russian
Studio
Vertov
Cast
Vitaly Mansky
Self - Narrator (voice) / (archive footage)
Boris Nemtsov
Self - Politician (voice)
Vladimir Putin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Boris Yeltsin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Naina Yeltsina
Self - Yeltsin's Wife (archive footage)
Tatyana Yumasheva
Self - Yeltsin's Daughter / Politician (archive footage)
Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich
Self - Putin's Teacher (archive footage)
Anatoly Chubais
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Dmitry Medvedev
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Elena Okulova
Self - Yeltsin's Daughter (archive footage)
Gleb Pavlovsky
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Ivan Okulov
Self - Yeltsin's Grandson (archive footage)
Ksenia Ponomaryova
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Lyudmila Putina
Self - Putin's Wife (archive footage)
Production
Company
Vertov
Company
GoldenEggProduction
Company
Hypermarket Film
Company
ZDF
Company
RTS
Company
SRG SSR
Company
Česká televize
Company
ARTE
Company
Latvijas Televizija
Producer
Vít Klusák
Producer
Natalia Manskaya
Producer
Filip Remunda
Producer
Gabriela Bussmann
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