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Who Is Mister Putin
Documentary

WHO IS MISTER PUTIN

"Russia is overmastered to corporation by the KGB and mafia representatives"

20151h 40m7.7 TMDb

Directed by Valeriy Balayan

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Based on investigations by independent journalists, the film documents the origins of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s private wealth and subsequent rise to power, demonstrating his ascension to the Russian presidency after an alliance built in the early 1990s between himself, certain friends from Leningrad’s KGB, and mafia groups.

Cast

Yuri Makarov

Yuri Makarov

Narrator (voice)

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Self (archive footage)

Marina Salye

Marina Salye

Self - Former Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Leningrad

Oleg Kalugin

Oleg Kalugin

Self - Former KGB General, Former Deputy of the USSR

José Grinda Gonzalez

José Grinda Gonzalez

Self - Anti-corruption Prosecutor

Aleksandr Anikin

Aleksandr Anikin

Self - Former Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Leningrad, Lawyer

Aleksandr Shchelkanov

Aleksandr Shchelkanov

Self - Former Deputy of the USSR (1989-1991)

Nikolay Andrushchenko

Nikolay Andrushchenko

Self - Former Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Leningrad, Newspaper Editor

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion5.4
Complexity7.5
Humor5
Realism9.2
Action5
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • people who enjoy learning through film
  • viewers who appreciate critically recognized cinema

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • those looking for narrative fiction

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