1999년 정초, 러시아는 역사적인 변화를 경험하기 직전이다. 노쇠한 보리스 옐친 대통령은 사임을 하면서, 대중에게 잘 알려져 있지 않던 블라디미르 푸틴을 자신의 후계자로 지명한다. 이 영화는 푸틴이 권좌에 오르기까지의 비하인드 스토리에 대한 흥미로운 개별 증언들로 이루어져 있다.
After the father’s death, the daughter of one of the forefathers of modern Russian democracy, Ksenia Sobchak, tries to understand the 18 years of his political fate. Together with the director Vera Krichevskaya she gives the word to Anatoli Sobchak’s colleagues and opponents, gets acquainted with the criminal case which annulled his career, and tries to find an answer to the question what Anatoly Sobchak’s fate would be in today’s Russia.
A documentary about Boris Nemtsov, a prominent figure of Russian political opposition and an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin. Nemtsov was murdered in Moscow in February of 2015.
A story told by those who knew Boris Nemtsov at different times: when he was a young scientist and took his first steps in politics; when he held high government offices and was considered Boris Yeltsin's heir apparent; when he led Russia's democratic opposition to Vladimir Putin.
