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Who Is Mister Putin (2016)
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.
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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.
Rating:NR
Genre:Documentary
Written By:Valeriy Balayan
In Theaters:4/27/2016
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Runtime:100 minutes
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Cast
Valeriy Balayan
Director
Yuri Makarov
Narrator (voice)
Vladimir Putin
Self (archive footage)
Marina Salye
Self - Former Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Leningrad
Oleg Kalugin
Self - Former KGB General, Former Deputy of the USSR
José Grinda Gonzalez
Self - Anti-corruption Prosecutor
Aleksandr Anikin
Self - Former Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Leningrad, Lawyer
Aleksandr Shchelkanov
Self - Former Deputy of the USSR (1989-1991)
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
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