Putin's Witnesses

(2018)

★ 6.3 IMDb · 44 votes

Genres: Documentary, History

Year: 2018

Runtime: 103 мин

Country: Czech Republic, Germany

Director: Виталий Манский

Cast: Виталий Манский, Boris Nemtsov, Владимир Путин, Борис Ельцин, Михаил Горбачёв, Наина Ельцина, Татьяна Юмашева, Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich, Анатолий Чубайс, Дмитрий Медведев

Plot

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.