Putin's Witnesses
103 mins
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.
Boris Yeltsin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Tatyana Yumasheva
Self - Yeltsin's Daughter / Politician (archive footage)
Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich
Self - Putin's Teacher (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 Lesin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Anrijs Krenbergs
Sound Designer
Natalia Manskaya
Producer
Gabriela Bussmann
Producer
Gunta Ikere
Editor
Jaroslav Fryš
Sound Mixer
Walter Werner
Graphic Designer
Patrick Lindemaier
Color Grading