The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
45 audience votes
Key crew
- Vitaly ManskyDirector
- Vitaly ManskyWriter
- Kārlis AuzānsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Vitaly ManskySelf - Narrator (voice) / (archive footage)
- Boris NemtsovSelf - Politician (voice)
- Vladimir PutinSelf - Politician (archive footage)
- Boris YeltsinSelf - Politician (archive footage)
- Mikhail GorbachevSelf - Politician (archive footage)
- Naina YeltsinaSelf - Yeltsin's Wife (archive footage)
- Tatyana YumashevaSelf - Yeltsin's Daughter / Politician (archive footage)
- Vera Dmitrievna GurevichSelf - Putin's Teacher (archive footage)
- Anatoly ChubaisSelf - Politician (archive footage)
- Dmitry MedvedevSelf - Politician (archive footage)
- Elena OkulovaSelf - Yeltsin's Daughter (archive footage)
- Gleb PavlovskySelf - Politician (archive footage)
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Themes
presidential electionrise to powerrussian historydocumentary filmmakingchristmas reunionvladimir putin1990scelebrity interviewpolitical documentary2000srussian federationboris yeltsin