Poster of Putin's Witnesses

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.

Release Date: 2018-11-08

Original Language: ru

Genres: Documentary History

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Cast Members

Vitaly Mansky

Self - Narrator (voice) / (archive footage)

Boris Nemtsov

Self - Politician (voice)

Vladimir Putin

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Boris Yeltsin

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Naina Yeltsina

Self - Yeltsin's Wife (archive footage)

Tatyana Yumasheva

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

Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich

Self - Putin's Teacher (archive footage)

Anatoly Chubais

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Dmitry Medvedev

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Elena Okulova

Self - Yeltsin's Daughter (archive footage)

Gleb Pavlovsky

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Ivan Okulov

Self - Yeltsin's Grandson (archive footage)

Ksenia Ponomaryova

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Lyudmila Putina

Self - Putin's Wife (archive footage)

Mikhail Kasyanov

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mikhail Lesin

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Nikita Mikhalkov

Self - Director (archive footage)

Tony Blair

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Valentin Yumashev

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Vladislav Surkov

Self - Politician (archive footage)