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Putin's Witnesses

Original title: Свидетели Путина

★ 6.3 TMDB Rating · 45 votes

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
Release date
Nov 8, 2018
Original language
Russian
Origin
Switzerland, Czechia, Latvia

Cast of Putin's Witnesses

  • Portrait of Vitaly Mansky

    Vitaly Mansky

    Self - Narrator (voice) / (archive footage)

  • Portrait of Boris Nemtsov

    Boris Nemtsov

    Self - Politician (voice)

  • Portrait of Vladimir Putin

    Vladimir Putin

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Portrait of Boris Yeltsin

    Boris Yeltsin

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Portrait of Mikhail Gorbachev

    Mikhail Gorbachev

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Portrait of Naina Yeltsina

    Naina Yeltsina

    Self - Yeltsin's Wife (archive footage)

  • Portrait of Tatyana Yumasheva

    Tatyana Yumasheva

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

  • Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich

    Self - Putin's Teacher (archive footage)

  • Portrait of Anatoly Chubais

    Anatoly Chubais

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Portrait of Dmitry Medvedev

    Dmitry Medvedev

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Elena Okulova

    Self - Yeltsin's Daughter (archive footage)

  • Portrait of Gleb Pavlovsky

    Gleb Pavlovsky

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

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