Putin's Witnesses
dir. Vitaly Mansky 2018 Latvia, Switzerland, Czech Republic 107 min.
2018 – MFF Karlowe Wary: nagroda Grand Prix, 2018 – MFF Toronto, 2018 – MFF Camden, 2018 – MFF Bergen, 2018 – MFF Zurych, 2018 – MFF Vancouver, 2018 – MFF Londyn, 2018 – MFF Adelaide, 2018 – MFF Jihlava, 2018 – DOK Lipsk, 2018 – MFF Sztokholm, 2018 – IDFA Amsterdam, 2018 – MFF Bratysława, 2018 – DOC Point Helsinki, 2018 – MFF Teheran, 2018 – MFF Ryga, 2018 – MFF Cork
The film is based on unique and strictly documentary testimonies of the true causes and consequences of the operation “Successor”, as a result of which Russia ended up with the president who still rules the country.
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The events of the film begin on December 31, 1999 when Russia was acquainted with its new President Vladimir Putin. The film is based on unique and strictly documentary testimonies of the true causes and consequences of the operation “Successor”, as a result of which Russia ended up with the president who still rules the country. The protagonists of the film are Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin and the Russian nation, as a perpetually silent witness of its own destiny.
