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Putin's Witnesses

Putin's Witnesses (2018)

1h 43m | PG-13

⭐ 6.4 / 10

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

Studio: Vertov

Genre: Documentary, History

Video: 720p

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Cast

Vitaly Mansky

Vitaly Mansky

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

Boris Nemtsov

Boris Nemtsov

as Self - Politician (voice)

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Boris Yeltsin

Boris Yeltsin

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Naina Yeltsina

Naina Yeltsina

as Self - Yeltsin's Wife (archive footage)