Putin's Witnesses

2018 · 103 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 1,276 VOTES · DIR. Vitaly Mansky

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,259 lines

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00:02:34 Have you already opened your present? - Not yet.
00:05:50 There hasn't ever been a President like the incoming.
00:11:24 from the hands of Boris Yeltsin who resigned voluntarily.
00:14:50 turning to the heroes of the new victorious war in Chechnya.
00:19:56 not a single psychopath but an organization was behind the attempt.
00:25:01 Although, it made no fundamental changes in the election scenario.
00:29:43 Vladimir Putin was appointed as Prime Minister
00:33:52 Chechens do not want to lay down their arms
00:38:46 My daily routine will certainly change.
00:42:24 Moscow: Putin - 44%.
00:46:32 heads of the presidential administration, leaders of media and sociological services.
00:50:17 Therefore I have every right
00:54:11 What win?
00:58:35 For nobody has yet appreciated that there is freedom in the country.
01:01:59 to mislead vast masses of the population.
01:05:46 Cheers!
01:09:47 and NTV still dared to criticize the President
01:14:49 but better - this is something we can do.
01:18:57 Which year was it? - It was in the 1970s...
01:24:10 See, you're already hesitating! - No, I'm not.
01:27:44 Russia’s first president decided to resign.
01:32:18 Does the President have a say over many things in this country?
01:35:54 the life of an elected head of the state is better
01:40:35 reminiscent so much of the dark past.

Cast & Characters

Vitaly Mansky Self - Narrator (voice) / (archive footage)
Boris Nemtsov Self - Politician (voice)
Vladimir Putin Self - Politician (archive footage)
Boris Yeltsin Self - Politician (archive footage) Mikhail Gorbachev Self - Politician (archive footage)
Naina Yeltsina Self - Yeltsin's Wife (archive footage)
Tatyana Yumasheva Self - Yeltsin's Daughter / Politician (archive footage)
Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich Self - Putin's Teacher (archive footage)
Anatoly Chubais Self - Politician (archive footage)
Dmitry Medvedev Self - Politician (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 Kasyanov Self - Politician (archive footage)
Mikhail Lesin Self - Politician (archive footage)
Nikita Mikhalkov Self - Director (archive footage) Tony Blair Self - Politician (archive footage)
Valentin Yumashev Self - Politician (archive footage)
Vladislav Surkov Self - Politician (archive footage)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,259
Dialogue density12.2 lines / min
First line00:02:34
Final line01:40:35

Production Record

DirectorVitaly Mansky
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes1,276

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