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Putin's Kiss (2011)

Putin's Kiss (2011)

Documentary

What happens when your enemies become your friends?

Release Date: 2011, November 19
Directors: Lise Birk Pedersen
Countries: Denmark, Russia
Production: Made in Copenhagen, ITVS, NRK, Monday Production, ITVS International, The Danish Film Institute, VPRO
Cast: Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, Garry Kasparov, Boris Nemtsov, Ilya Yashin, Oleg Kashin, Masha Bucher

Overview:

Masha Drokova is a rising star in Russia's popular nationalistic youth movement, Nashi. A smart, ambitious teenager who – literally – embraced Vladimir Putin and his promise of a greater Russia, her dedication as an organizer is rewarded with a university scholarship, an apartment, and a job as a spokesperson. But her bright political future falters when she befriends a group of liberal journalists who are critical of the government, including blogger Oleg Kashin, who calls Nashi a "group of hooligans," and she's forced to confront the group's dirty – even violent – tactics.

Keywords:

woman director politics journalism democracy vladimir putin ideology