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.
Cast
Vitaly Mansky
Self - Narrator (voice) / (archive footage)
Boris Nemtsov
Self - Politician (voice)
Vladimir Putin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Boris Yeltsin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Naina Yeltsina
Self - Yeltsin's Wife (archive footage)
Tatyana Yumasheva
Self - Yeltsin's Daughter / Politician (archive footage)
Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich
Self - Putin's Teacher (archive footage)
Anatoly Chubais
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Dmitry Medvedev
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Elena Okulova
Self - Yeltsin's Daughter (archive footage)
Gleb Pavlovsky
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Ivan Okulov
Self - Yeltsin's Grandson (archive footage)
Ksenia Ponomaryova
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Lyudmila Putina
Self - Putin's Wife (archive footage)
Mikhail Kasyanov
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Mikhail Lesin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Nikita Mikhalkov
Self - Director (archive footage)
Tony Blair
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Valentin Yumashev
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Vladislav Surkov
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Crew
Vitaly Mansky
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Gunta Ikere
Editor
Patrick Lindemaier
Color Grading
Filip Remunda
Producer
Natalia Manskaya
Producer
Vít Klusák
Producer
Gabriela Bussmann
Producer
Anrijs Krenbergs
Sound Designer
Jaroslav Fryš
Sound Mixer
Kārlis Auzāns
Original Music Composer
Walter Werner
Graphic Designer
