The Term. Beginning of a Big Story

(2014)

★ 4.2 IMDb · 5 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2014

Runtime: 83 мин

Country: Russia, Estonia

Director: Павел Костомаров, Александр Расторгуев, Алексей Пивоваров

Cast: Ксения Собчак, Илья Яшин, Алексей Навальный, Максим Виторган, Aleksandr Potkin, Sergei Udaltsov, Олег Кашин, Гарри Каспаров, Boris Nemtsov, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

Plot

The documentary project The Term was conceived in May 2012. When the directing trio commenced mapping the Russian sociopolitical landscape, Vladimir Putin had just settled into the Kremlin for his third term. The original experimental format of “documentary bulletins,” which were published daily online, allowed for wide-ranging content; in the feature film version, however, the filmmakers focused solely on the members of various opposition groups. Nevertheless, the work’s neutral position remains and viewers have to interpret the objectively presented situations for themselves. The main characteristics of this strongly authentic movie include close contact with the protagonists, precise editing, and an effectively controlled release of information.