Putin's Witnesses
2018 · Movie · 103 min
★ 6.5(43)unSUB Rating
Using up-close footage from a pivotal year in Russia, this documentary follows the sudden transfer of power after a leader steps down and a little-known successor takes charge. It offers a firsthand look at image-making, political ambition, and the uneasy mood around a major national turning point.
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Details
- Original title
- Свидетели Путина
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-11-08
- Language
- Russian
- Runtime
- 103 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.3/10 (43 votes)
About
You may like this if you want intimate political documentaries built around real access and unsettling hindsight, especially if Meeting Gorbachev or State Funeral interested you; Not for you if you need lots of background or brisk pacing.
Pros: rare insider footage; timely political subject; thought-provoking moments | Cons: limited context; slow pacing; uneven presentation
Themes
- presidential election
- rise to power
- russian history
- documentary filmmaking
- christmas reunion
- vladimir putin
- 1990s
- celebrity interview
- political documentary
- 2000s
- russian federation
- boris yeltsin
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2019 · nominated
Cast & crew
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)
- VG
Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich
as Self - Putin's Teacher (archive footage)
Anatoly Chubais
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Dmitry Medvedev
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Directed by Vitaly Mansky