

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.
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- Language
- Russian
- presidential election
- rise to power
- russian history
- documentary filmmaking
- christmas reunion
- vladimir putin
- 1990s
- celebrity interview
- political documentary
- 2000s
- russian federation
- boris yeltsin
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Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia, Switzerland
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United StatesUS
- PremiereCamden International Film Festival14 Sept 2018
United KingdomGB
- PremiereLondon Film Festival16 Oct 2018
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival9 Sept 2018
CzechiaCZ
- PremiereKarlovy Vary International Film Festival30 Jun 2018
- Theatrical8 Nov 2018
DenmarkDK
- PremiereCPH:DOX20 Mar 2019
Hong KongHK
- PremiereHong Kong International Film Festival28 Mar 2019
LatviaLV
- PremiereRiga International Film Festival23 Oct 2018
RussiaRU
- PremiereArtDocFest12 Dec 2018
SpainES
- Digital / OTT16 May 2018
- PremiereDocsBarcelona18 May 2019
SwitzerlandCH
- PremiereZurich Film Festival1 Oct 2018
UkraineUA
- PremiereOdesa International Film Festival15 Jul 2019
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Putin's Witnesses was released on 8 November 2018.
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