Wagner, Putin's Shadow Army
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.
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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.
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Genre:Documentary
Written By:Alexandra Jousset, Ksenia Bolchakova
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Runtime:79 minutes
Studio:CAPA
Cast
Alexandra Jousset, Ksenia Bolchakova
Director
Marat Gabidullin
Self
Vladimir Putin
Self (archive footage)
Ruslan Leviev
Self, Russian military analyst, Conflict Intelligence Team
Kevin Limonier
Self, associate professor
Vasili
Self, Wagner Group recruiter
Rima
Self, mother of Sergei Makarov
Catherine Welton
Self, author of 'Putin's People
Denis Korotkov
Self, Novaya Gazeta journalist
Dmitry Utkin
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Serge Bokassa
Self, former Minister of the Interior, Central African Republic
Faustin-Archange Touadéra
Self, President of the Central African Republic
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