Who Is Mister Putin (2015)
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.
Director:
Valeriy Balayan
Writer:
Valeriy Balayan
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Yuri Makarov as Narrator (voice) |
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Vladimir Putin as Self (archive footage) |
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Marina Salye as Self - Former Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Leningrad |
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Oleg Kalugin as Self - Former KGB General, Former Deputy of the USSR |
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José Grinda Gonzalez as Self - Anti-corruption Prosecutor |
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Aleksandr Anikin as Self - Former Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Leningrad, Lawyer |
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Aleksandr Shchelkanov as Self - Former Deputy of the USSR (1989-1991) |
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Nikolay Andrushchenko as Self - Former Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Leningrad, Newspaper Editor |
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Petr Aven as Self - Ex-Minister for Foreign Economic Relations of the Russian Federation |
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Vladimir Ivanidze as Self - Journalist |
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Andrey Zykov as Self - Former Police Investigator |
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Jürgen Roth as Self - German Publicist on organized crime |
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AMG as Self (archive footage) |
| Production | Anastasia Kirilenko | Co-Producer |
| Production | Valeriy Balayan | Producer |
| Production | Anastasia Kirilenko | Researcher |
| Writing | Valeriy Balayan | Screenplay |
| Directing | Valeriy Balayan | Director |