Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Nascimento : 1952-10-07, Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]

História

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) has been the President of Russia since 7 May 2012. Putin previously served as President from 2000 to 2008, and as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. During his last term as Prime Minister, he was also the Chairman of United Russia, the ruling party.

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Propagandaschlacht um die Ukraine
Self - President of the Russian Federation (archive footage)
The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is not only waged with bombs, rockets and rocket-propelled grenades, but also in the media. It is a "propaganda battle" internally and externally. Russia spreads targeted disinformation in order to systematically devalue news. At the same time, their own population should be convinced that they want to liberate Ukraine from Nazis. Ukraine's narrative wants to emotionally mobilize its own population and strengthen resistance to the aggressor. Spindoctors are of particular importance in the propaganda battle over Ukraine. On the Ukrainian side, it's often influencers like Oleksiy Arestovych. On the Russian side, Vladimir Solovyov, Putin's snout, is supposed to sell the war to his own people with his daily TV talks. The documentary shows the new front lines of virtual warfare and provides insights into the populists' bag of tricks on social networks.
In the Grip of Gazprom
Self (archive footage)
The war in the Ukraine has changed the way many European countries view Russian politics. Suddenly it became clear how dependent countries had become on Russian gas imports for decades and what Vladimir Putin was up to. However, no country needs more gas than Germany. It was only after Russia's invasion of the Ukraine that the German government realized that Russia had long used gas as a weapon to impose its will on states. The instrument created for this purpose is the natural gas production company GAZPROM. So how did Germany become so dependent on Russian gas? The documentary shows how, over several decades and several changes of government, a broad alliance of politicians and business representatives did everything possible to secure Germany's energy supply with cheap Russian gas, while the Kremlin's foreign policy became increasingly aggressive and the warnings of experts went unheeded.
Putin and the Presidents
Self (archive footage)
FRONTLINE investigates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s clashes with multiple American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. Veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk (Putin’s Revenge, Putin’s Road to War) and his team trace the miscalculations and missteps of U.S. presidents over five administrations, culminating in Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Two Men at War
Self (archive footage)
As the war between Russia and Ukraine rages, this George Stephanopoulos documentary pulls back the curtain on the rise of the two men at the center of the conflict – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The March on Rome
Self (Archive Footage)
Through little-seen archival material and his characteristically cinematic analysis, Mark Cousins narrates the ascent of fascism in Italy and its fall-out across 1930s Europe. In The March on Rome, which is simultaneously an essay film and a historical document, Cousins contextualises history through the here and now, holding a mirror up to a political landscape marked by a creeping far right and manipulated media.
Dublin Man VS Vladimir Putin
Himself
Battle of the ages, between Russian president Vladimir Putin and beloved superhero Dublin Man who must stop Putin before he launches an invasion of France.
Putin's Obsession: The Fight For Ukraine
Self
A profile of Putin, exploring his complicated relationship with Ukraine. Why does this neighbouring nation threaten his power and identity?
Navalny
Self (archive footage)
Este documentário revelador registra a investigação de uma tentativa de assassinato descarada e surpreendente, em que o alvo era o líder da oposição russa, Alexei Navalny, nos levando para uma história de sua luta pela reforma democrática.
Zelenskyy: The Man Who Took on Putin
Self (archive footage)
The People's Convoy
Self (archive footage)
In this video, we follow a fleet of truckers dubbed ‘The People’s Convoy’ from New Mexico to Washington D.C, weaving through small truck stop towns and catching up with old friends along the way.
Wagner, Putin's Shadow Army
Self (archive footage)
Wagner does not exist. At least not officially. However, after months of investigation and for the first time, Alexandra Jousset and Ksenia Bolchakova plunge us into the heart of this secret army. This film is an investigation into the Russian private military company Wagner. Deployed on all the hot spots of the planet. Its thousands of mercenaries are the armed arm of a Russia that dreams of being great again, applying the recipes learned by Vladimir Putin at the KGB: destabilize and disinform.
Poutine, le retour de l'ours dans la danse
Self (archival footage)
After twenty years in power, Vladimir Putin continues to implement his geopolitical strategy with Russia’s comeback on the big stage of world politics. He already announced his ambitions in 2007 – and still, it seems like the western governments were hit completely unprepared. What is behind this repeat of the Cold War?
2021 Nunca Mais
Self (archive footage)
Esta retrospectiva de comédia combina filmagens e quadros de humor para relembrar os piores momentos — e aquele um segundo ou outro de alegria — que vivemos em 2021.
Secrets of the Salisbury Poisonings
Self (archive footage)
In 2018, Russian spy Sergel Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned by nerve agent Novichok, one of the deadliest substances on earth. Police, doctors, and eye witnesses recall the events that devastated Salisbury and shocked the world.
Vaccine Diplomacy
Self (archive footage)
In March 2020, the world shuts down. Billions of people were confined to their homes by a virus. As it became clear that only a vaccine could stop the pandemic, a race began between the four great powers: the USA, Europe, Russia and China. The first to develop a vaccine would gain a significant advantage in global geopolitics.
Moscow 1996, Vote or Lose!
Self (archive footage)
Moscow, January 1996. Boris Yeltsin gets ready to run for a second mandate of the presidency of the young Russian Federation. Polls are in the single digits. A painful economic transition, war in Chechnya, and the rise of criminal groups have left the majority of Russians dissatisfied with Yeltsin… and willing to vote for the communist leader Gennady Zyuganov. Yet six months later, Yeltsin won the election with nearly 54% of the vote. How did that happen?
The Man Putin Couldn't Kill
Self
The incredible story of the Russian plot to kill politician Alexei Navalny - by poisoning his underpants. Plus, what will happen next in Navalny and Putin's dangerous feud?
F@ck This Job
Self (archive footage)
In 2008, Natasha, a newly rich woman, decides to open an independent TV station in Russia and builds an open-minded team of outcasts. By 2020, Natasha has lost everything to Russia's war between Propaganda and Truth.
Putin's Patriots
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As Russia faces growing international isolation, loyalists within the 30 million-strong Russian diaspora are dedicated to defending, supporting and promoting Putin overseas. Vladimir Putin has made it clear that he wants Russia to reclaim its former glory: across the globe, Russians echo his sentiment, shutting down critics of the Kremlin. From jeering newspaper articles, to counter-protestors staring down protestors who condemn the jailing of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Putin's international supporters are a force to be reckoned with.
Capitol Riots Trump's Last stand
Self (Archival Footage)
Trump's Last Stand. On 6 January supporters of Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol. Trump's extraordinary presidency is explored through the events of that infamous day.
Putin's Palace: History of World's Largest Bribe
Self (archive footage)
After surviving poisoning by a Novichok nerve agent, Alexey Navalny made his most important film. Putin's Palace: History of World's Largest Bribe is about the palace near Gelendzhik that presumably belongs to Russian President Vladimir Putin. It also shows vineyards, corruption schemes and more.
Big Data, Big Brother
Self - Politician (archive footage)
The story of the cross destiny of George Orwell (1903-50) and Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), the genius authors of the two most groundbreaking novels of anticipation of the 20th century: 1984 and Brave New World; two lucid witnesses of the maledictions of the modern world whose novels have found a considerable echo with our time.
Sassnitz vs. Trump: The Dispute Over Nord Stream 2
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sassnitz is a small coastal town at the Baltic Sea on the Island of Rügen. In its vicinity are the world-famous chalk cliffs, a tourist magnet. The Mukran Port is also part of the municipality. The overseas port is the starting point for the construction of Nord Stream 2, a natural gas pipeline that connects Germany directly with Russia. In 2020, the port town hit the international headlines. Even the New York Times reported and cited Mayor Frank Kracht as a staunch opponent from the northeast German province against the rumbling America of Donald Trump. The reason is the undisguised threat from Washington to ruin the international port economically if the natural gas pipeline continues to be built from there. Many jobs and the region's economic stability are at risk. Reporter Klaus Scherer documents the case, questions experts as well as those affected and looks at the behavior of national politicians towards the USA and how they react to the interference in internal affairs.
The Long Breakup
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Ukrainian journalist Katya Soldak, currently living in New York City and working for Forbes magazine, chronicles Ukraine's history: its strong ties to Russia for centuries; how it broke away from the USSR and began to walk alone; the Orange Revolution, the Maidan Revolution, the Crimea annexation, the Donbass War; all through the eyes of her family and friends settled in Kharkiv, a large Ukrainian city located just eighteen miles from the Russian border.
Meu Nome é Greta
Self
A história da adolescente ativista climática Greta Thunberg é contada por meio de cenas nunca antes vistas em um documentário íntimo do diretor sueco Nathan Grossman. Começando com a greve escolar em prol do meio ambiente, em que ela ficava sentada na frente do parlamento sueco, Grossman segue Greta - uma estudante tímida com Asperger - em sua ascensão ao reconhecimento, mostrando seu impacto global e a forma como impulsionou greves em escolas de todo o mundo. O filme culmina com a extraordinária viagem dela movida pelo vento através do Oceano Atlântico para falar na Cúpula do Clima da ONU, em Nova York.
Black Box Syria: The Dirty War
Self - Politician (archive footage)
A look back over nine years of the Syrian Civil War, an inextricable conflict, like a black box, due to the competing interests of the many factions in presence and those of the foreign powers.
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Self (archive footage)
A look into what has shaped President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden, where they came from and how they lead.
Supercell
Self
A storm is forming over the Nueva Córdoba neighborhood, while the statements of a former Canadian defense minister invite us on a journey into the unknown.
Putins Männer fürs Grobe - Spezialeinheiten in Russland
Korea, A Hundred Years of War
Self (archive footage)
A contemporary history of Korea(s) from a unique point of view that embraces the inner history of both South and North Korea in a single narrative.
Crimean Bridge. Stolen with Love!
Self (archive footage)
A documentary investigation by Alexei Navalny and the Anti-Corruption Foundation about corruption and "theft" of Margarita Simonyan and Tigran Keosayan during the filming of the film "Crimean Bridge. Made with Love!"
Propaganda 3.0. – Putin und der Westen
Frenemies: Putin and Trump
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Russian President Vladimir Putin was one of the first politicians to congratulate Donald Trump on his election as president of the United States in 2016, but over time the relationship between the two heads of state has had its ups and downs. Are they friends or enemies? Has their mutual admiration turned into mutual distrust?
Bem-vindo à Chechênia
Self
Este trabalho investigativo searing sombras um grupo de ativistas arriscando perigo inimaginável para enfrentar o programa anti-LGBTQ em curso na república repressiva e fechada russa. O acesso irrestrito e uma abordagem notável para proteger o anonimato expõe essa atrocidade subnotada — e um extraordinário grupo de pessoas que enfrentam o mal.
Citizen K
Self (archive footage)
The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky — once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia — who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.
Laboratory Greece
Self (archive footage)
A journey through Greece and Europe’s past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories. «If Democracy can be destroyed in Greece, it can be destroyed throughout Europe» Paul Craig Roberts
From Atatürk to Erdoğan
Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Turkey's history has been shaped by two major political figures: Mustafa Kemal (1881-1934), known as Atatürk, the Father of the Turks, founder of the modern state, and the current president Recep Tayyıp Erdoğan, who apparently wants Turkey to regain the political and military pre-eminence it had as an empire under the Ottoman dynasty.
Mike Wallace Is Here
Self (archive footage)
Por mais de meio século, o temido jornalista do 60 Minutes, Mike Wallace, enfrentou as figuras mais influentes do mundo. Apoiando-se exclusivamente em filmagens de arquivo, o filme interroga o interrogador, acompanhando a célebre carreira de Mike e a vida pessoal conturbada enquanto descompacta como o jornalismo de radiodifusão evoluiu para o precário ponto de inflexão de hoje.
Shadows of Sofia
Himself
Filmmaker Kevin Booth travels to Bulgaria where a clandestine meeting with an Oligarchs' notorious banker reveals all, transforming the story into a political adventure - an entire country controlled by a shadowy mafia boss linked to the KGB.
Revelando a Ucrânia
Himself
"Revelando a Ucrânia", de Igor Lopatonok, continua as investigações sobre a atual crise ucraniana após "Ucrânia em chamas". Além disso, analisa os bastidores políticos atuais e seu potencial perigoso para o mundo.
Demokratie unter Druck – Europa vor der Wahl
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Thoughts of a diversity of public and private citizens on the virtues of democracy, its faults, its decadence, its fall and the rise of populism.
Brexit
Himself (archive footage)
Dominic Cummings é o estrategista político que liderou a campanha para a saída do Reino Unido da União Europeia durante o referendo de 2016. Usando novas táticas na era da informação, Cummings e sua campanha conseguiram influenciar o eleitorado de uma forma que não só decidiria o resultado do referendo, mas também futuras eleições ao redor do mundo.
Точка РФ
Self (archive footage)
Documentary montage film by Alexander Vartanov, a subjective look at the beginning of the 21st century in Russia
Testemunhas de Putin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Em 2000, quando Vladmir Putin foi o presidente em exercício da Rússia com a saída repentina de Boris Yeltsin, candidatos tiveram três meses de campanha para uma nova eleição da presidência. Ao invés das táticas de campanha comuns, ele contratou o cineasta Vitaly Mansky para acompanhá-lo para um documentário para TV. Anos depois, Mansky retorna às imagens que ele captou naquele ano e constrói uma nova perspectiva sobre uma figura que se tornou tão decisiva para a política internacional, refletindo sobre o que permitiu que Putin consolidasse seu poder.
Fahrenheit 9/11
Self (archive footage)
Michael Moore's provocative documentary explores the two most important questions of the Trump Era: How the fuck did we get here, and how the fuck do we get ou
Don't Work (1968-2018)
Himself (archive footage)
A year in the life of Elsa Michaud and Gabriel Gauthier, students of Fine Arts in Paris, lovers in troubled times, overwhelmed by maddening verbal and auditory stimuli, witnesses of a globalized violence more visible than ever in a chaotic digital era, in which the slow execution of simple gestures in a silent performance is an act of resistance.
Electing Russia
himself
Schoolboy Semyon Golubovsky, Vladivostok. Students Egor Chernyuk and Oleg Alexeev, Kaliningrad. Entrepreneur Viktor Barmin, Yekaterinburg. Activist Violetta Grudina, Murmansk. Minibus driver Vladimir Semenov, Astrakhan. What unites these people? All of them are activists of regional headquarters created for the campaign of Alexey Navalny, who announced his self-nomination for the post of President of the Russian Federation. And all of them are the heroes of the film "Electing Russia."
The Case
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.
Papa Francisco: Um Homem de Palavra
Self (uncredited)
Em uma era de profunda descrença dos políticos e pessoas no poder, Papa Francisco é representado pelas suas muitas visitas espirituais pelo mundo e suas respostas às questões globais atuais sobre morte, justiça social, imigração, ecologia, desigualdade econômica, materialismo e o papel da família.
Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya
Self
Medidas Ativas: O Jogo Político de Putin
Self (archive footage)
Russian president Vladimir Putin attacks the 2016 American Presidential Election in collaboration with The Trump Campaign.
Belarus: An Ordinary Dictatorship
Self (archive footage)
It’s the last dictatorship of Europe, caught in a Soviet time-warp, where the secret police is still called the KGB and the president rules by fear. Disappearances, political assassinations, waves of repression and mass arrests are all regular occurances. But while half of Belarus moves closer to Russia, the other half is trying to resist…
Putin: The New Tsar
This documentary will provide the first authoritative account of who Vladimir Putin actually is. What drives him, what does he fear, who does he love and hate?
Миропорядок 2018
Putin – Russlands neuer Zar
Our New President
Himself (archive footage)
The story of Donald Trump's election told entirely through Russian propaganda. By turns horrifying and hilarious, the film is a satirical portrait of Russian meddling in the 2016 election that reveals an empire of fake news and the tactics of modern day information warfare.
Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Russia, 1917. After the abdication of Czar Nicholas II Romanov, the struggle for power confronts allies, enemies, factions and ideas; a ruthless battle between democracy and authoritarianism that will end with the takeover of the government by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks.
Uma Verdade Mais Inconveniente
Self
Dez anos após "Uma Verdade Inconveniente" ter alertado sobre a necessidade da união entre países para tratar a crise iminente envolvendo o aquecimento global, Al Gore retorna ao tema para mostrar não apenas as consequências práticas da crise climática, mas também os avanços obtidos na obtenção de energia através de fontes limpas.
Ucrânia em Chamas
Self
Ucrânia em Chamas é um documentário produzido por Oliver Stone que revela a participação americana e da OTAN no golpe de Estado na Ucrânia em 2014 e suas consequências posteriores. O renomado diretor americano, que nos últimos anos realizou diversas produções inseridas no gênero de o cinema político, investiga as origens do atual conflito que atualmente mantém todo o continente europeu e todo o planeta em suspense. No filme, Stone entrevista, entre outros, o ex-presidente da Ucrânia, Víktor Yanukovych; O presidente russo, Vladimir Putin, e também o ex-ministro do Interior da Ucrânia, Vitali Zajárchenko.
Our New President
Himself (archive footage)
Donald Trump has become a beloved cult figure for many Russians. The short film uses found footage, fake news and state-controlled political programming to reveal the variety of ways Trump's newfound Russian supporters express their devotion.
Zembla - The Dubious Friends of Donald Trump Part 1: The Russians
Himself (archive footage)
For months, the FBI have been investigating Russian interference in the American presidential elections. ZEMBLA is investigating another explosive dossier concerning Trump’s involvement with the Russians: Trump’s business and personal ties to oligarchs from the former Soviet Union. Powerful billionaires suspected of money laundering and fraud, and of having contacts in Moscow and with the mafia. What do these relationships say about Trump and why does he deny them? How compromising are these dubious business relationships for the 45th president of the United States? And are there connections with the Netherlands? ZEMBLA meets with one of Trump’s controversial cronies and speaks with a former CIA agent, fraud investigators, attorneys, and an American senator among others.
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov
Self
August 2015, a courtroom in Rostov-on-Don. A man is peering through the bars of his cage, his eyes reveal that his nerves are about to snap. Today he will be handed down a sentence to which he must submit: 20 years’ imprisonment in Siberia for terrorism. The man is Oleg Sentsov, a film director and Maidan activist born in Simferopol in the Ukraine. He is charged with leading an anti-Russian terrorist movement and having planned attacks on bridges, power lines and a monument of Lenin. Sentsov defends himself, courageously and without flinching. He responds to the verdict with an emphatic denial of his crimes and instead accuses the accusers themselves ...
The Man Who Was Too Free
Himself (archival footage)
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.
Espions pour la planète
Self
Le mystère Poutine
Himself
Poutine, le nouvel Empire
Himself
My Way: The Rise and Fall of Silvio Berlusconi
Himself
O ex-primeiro-ministro italiano Silvio Berlusconi fala abertamente sobre sua vida, escândalos sexuais, acusações de corrupção e sua amizade com Putin.
HyperNormalisation
Self (archive footage)
Vivemos em um mundo onde os poderosos nos enganam. Nós sabemos que eles mentem. Eles sabem que nós sabemos que mentem. Eles não se importam. Dizemos que nos importamos, mas não fazemos nada e nada muda. É normal. Bem-vindo ao mundo pós-verdade. Como chegamos onde estamos agora?
O Mundo Sombrio das Armas
Self - Politician (archive footage)
A detailed investigation into the political and economic interests that, since the beginning of the 20th century, have pulled the strings of the arms trade, hidden in the shadows, feeding the shameful corruption of politicians and government officials and promoting a state of permanent war throughout the world, while they cynically asked for a lasting and universal peace.
Snowden: Herói ou Traidor
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Filme de Oliver Stone sobre Edward Snowden, ex-funcionário da CIA que divulgou para a imprensa uma série de documentos sigilosos da Agência de Segurança Nacional dos EUA que comprovaram atos de espionagem do governo norte-americano.
Clinton Cash
Self (archive footage)
An investigation into how the Clintons have amassed millions in personal wealth through foreign contributions to the Clinton Foundation, a supposed charity, in exchange for political favors while Hillary Clinton was the US Secretary of State.
Our Queen at Ninety
Self (archive footage)
Documentary following the Queen and members of the British Royal Family.
Who Is Mister Putin
Himself (archive footage)
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.
World Order
Himself
World Order is a nearly two-hour documentary film by documentary film director Vladimir Soloviev examining the vast political changes in the world since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1992. The film was first broadcast on Russian television channel Pervy Kanal on December 20.
The President
Himself
In an exclusive interview, Russia's president Vladimir Putin discusses the biggest decisions he's faced as leader and where the country is headed.
Crimea. The Way Home
Himself
For the first time, this documentary includes two exclusive interviews with Vladimir Putin and full details about actions in Crimea during spring 2014. These events determined the history of modern Russia. The President talks frankly and openly about the challenges and risks that Russia faced during that time. This film provides the Russian view of the situation. It is impossible to form a complete picture of the world without it.
The Team
Self
Documentary about the victorious German national football team - called "Die Mannschaft" - and their journey to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
The Term. Beginning of a Big Story
Himself (archival footage) (uncredited)
The documentary project The Term was conceived in May 2012. When the directing trio commenced mapping the Russian sociopolitical landscape, Vladimir Putin had just settled into the Kremlin for his third term. The original experimental format of “documentary bulletins,” which were published daily online, allowed for wide-ranging content; in the feature film version, however, the filmmakers focused solely on the members of various opposition groups. Nevertheless, the work’s neutral position remains and viewers have to interpret the objectively presented situations for themselves. The main characteristics of this strongly authentic movie include close contact with the protagonists, precise editing, and an effectively controlled release of information.
Sochi 2014 Olympic Closing Ceremony: Reflections of Russia
Himself
Sochi 2014 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Dreams of Russia
Himself
The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics took place at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on 7 February 2014. It began at 20:14 MSK (UTC+4) and finished at 23:02 MSK (UTC+4) This was the first Winter Olympics and first Olympic Games opening ceremony under the IOC presidency of Thomas Bach. The Games were officially opened by President Vladimir Putin. An audience of 40,000 were in attendance at the stadium with an estimated 2,000 performers. The ceremony touched upon various aspects of Russian history, and included tributes to famous Russians, such as Peter Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), Ukrainian-born Russian humourist, dramatist, and novelist Nikolai Gogol (1809–1852), filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein (1898–1948), ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky (1889–1950), and patron of arts, and founder of Ballet Russes, Sergei Diaghilev (1872–1929).
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
In the winter of 2011, after a controversial election, Vladimir Putin was reinstalled as president of Russia. In response, hundreds of thousands of citizens rose up all over the country to challenge the legitimacy of Putin’s rule. Among them were a group of young, radical-feminist punk rockers, better known as Pussy Riot. Wearing colored balaclavas, tights, and summer dresses, they entered Moscow’s most venerated cathedral and dared to sing “Mother Mary, Banish Putin!” Now they have become victims of a “show” trial.
Winter, Go Away!
Himself
Ten director graduates from Marina Razbezhkina’s School of Documentary Film and Documentary Theatre lived with a camera for two months in order to chronicle the last “Russian winter” and its popular uprising against Vladimir Putin’s presidential run. People, faces, conversations, protests, failures and triumphs come together to chronicle the campaign.
Dans la peau de Vladimir Poutine
Himself
I, Putin: A Portrait
Himself
The multiple, award-winning television author Hubert Seipel, accompanied Vladimir Putin in Russia, over a period of many weeks. He not only conducted several interviews with him, but was also present when Putin shouldered judo opponents, or challenged his bodyguards during a game of ice hockey.
Putin's Kiss
Himself (archival footage)
Masha Drokova is a rising star in Russia's popular nationalistic youth movement, Nashi. A smart, ambitious teenager who – literally – embraced Vladimir Putin and his promise of a greater Russia, her dedication as an organizer is rewarded with a university scholarship, an apartment, and a job as a spokesperson. But her bright political future falters when she befriends a group of liberal journalists who are critical of the government, including blogger Oleg Kashin, who calls Nashi a "group of hooligans," and she's forced to confront the group's dirty – even violent – tactics.
Khodorkovsky
Himself (archival footage)
Khodorkovsky, the richest Russian, challenges President Putin. A fight of the titans begins. Putin warns him. But Khodorkovsky comes back to Russia knowing that he will be imprisoned, once he returns. When I heard about it, I asked myself: why didn't he stay in exile with a couple of billions? Why did he do that? A personal journey to Khodorkovsky.
Russian Lessons
Himself
Russian Lessons sees its two filmmaker-protagonists, Olga Konskaya and Andrei Nekrasov, report from different posts on the frontline of the 2008 Russian-Georgian war.
Taking Liberties Since 1997
Self (archive footage)
Taking Liberties Since 1997is a documentary film about the erosion of civil liberties in the United Kingdom and increase of surveillance under the government of Tony Blair. It was released in the UK on 8th June 2007. The director, Chris Atkins, said on 1 May that he wanted to expose "the Orwellian state" that now threatened Britain as a result of Mr Blair's policies.
Unknown Putin
The Leningrad period of V. Putin's life.