Putin's Witnesses

Putin's Witnesses

103 mins | Documentary, History | Nov. 8, 2018

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.

Putin's Witnesses

103 mins | Documentary, History | Nov. 8, 2018

Putin's Witnesses
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Česká televize, ARTE, ZDF, Hypermarket Film, SRG SSR, RTS, Golden Egg Production, Vertov, Latvijas Televizija
Original title Свидетели Путина
Directors Vitaly Mansky
Writers Vitaly Mansky

Cast

Vitaly Mansky

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

Boris Nemtsov

as Self - Politician (voice)

Vladimir Putin

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Boris Yeltsin

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Naina Yeltsina

as Self - Yeltsin's Wife (archive footage)

Tatyana Yumasheva

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

Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich

as Self - Putin's Teacher (archive footage)

Anatoly Chubais

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Dmitry Medvedev

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Elena Okulova

as Self - Yeltsin's Daughter (archive footage)

Gleb Pavlovsky

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Ivan Okulov

as Self - Yeltsin's Grandson (archive footage)

Ksenia Ponomaryova

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Lyudmila Putina

as Self - Putin's Wife (archive footage)

Mikhail Kasyanov

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mikhail Lesin

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Nikita Mikhalkov

as Self - Director (archive footage)

Tony Blair

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Valentin Yumashev

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Vladislav Surkov

as Self - Politician (archive footage)