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Feature film — 2018

Putin's Witnesses (2018)

6.31h 43mDocumentary — 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.

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A high-signal pick with 45 votes.

Vertov / GoldenEggProduction / Hypermarket Film / ZDF / RTS / SRG SSR / Česká televize / ARTE / Latvijas Televizija

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Director: Vitaly Mansky

On screen

Cast & crew

Vitaly Mansky as Self - Narrator (voice) / (archive footage)

Vitaly Mansky

Self - Narrator (voice) / (archive footage)

Boris Nemtsov as Self - Politician (voice)

Boris Nemtsov

Self - Politician (voice)

Vladimir Putin as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Vladimir Putin

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Boris Yeltsin as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Boris Yeltsin

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Naina Yeltsina as Self - Yeltsin's Wife (archive footage)

Naina Yeltsina

Self - Yeltsin's Wife (archive footage)

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

Tatyana Yumasheva

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

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Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich

Self - Putin's Teacher (archive footage)

Anatoly Chubais as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Anatoly Chubais

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Dmitry Medvedev as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Dmitry Medvedev

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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Elena Okulova

Self - Yeltsin's Daughter (archive footage)

Gleb Pavlovsky as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Gleb Pavlovsky

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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