Ukraine / Dec 29, 2015
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nikolay Andrushchenko | Self - Former Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Leningrad, Newspaper Editor |
| Petr Aven | Self - Ex-Minister for Foreign Economic Relations of the Russian Federation |
| Vladimir Ivanidze | Self - Journalist |
| Andrey Zykov | Self - Former Police Investigator |
| Jürgen Roth | Self - German Publicist on organized crime |
| AMG | Self (archive footage) |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | huizmisterputin |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Status | Released |
| Official site | svoboda.org |
| Release date | 29 dicembre 2015 |
| Production | Valeriy Balayan, Anastasia Kirilenko |
| Writer | Valeriy Balayan |
| Assistant directors | Valeriy Balayan |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Apr 27, 2016 / NR / Hudson Institute’s Kleptocracy Initiative
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