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Putin's Witnesses

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Director: 维塔利·曼斯基
Cast: 弗拉基米尔·普京 · 米哈伊尔·戈尔巴乔夫 · 维塔利·曼斯基 · 鲍里斯·尼古拉耶维奇·叶利钦 · 尼基塔·米哈尔科夫

Storyline

On New Year's Eve 1999, Russian President Boris Yeltsin unexpectedly resigns, marking the start of the Putin era. Director Vitaly Mansky, who made Under the Sun (40th), was invited to film a documentary about Putin as he prepared to run for president, capturing how the political strongman consolidated power at this crucial moment. The previously unreleased footage closely follows Putin on the verge of absolute power, with Gorbachev and Yeltsin also appearing on camera. Many of Putin's companions at the time later became opposition figures, and the signs were already there. Winner of Best Documentary at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.