Putin: The Return of the Bear in the Dance
2022•54m•6.5•Released
Documentary
After twenty years in power, Vladimir Putin continues to implement his geopolitical strategy with Russia’s comeback on the big stage of world politics. He already announced his ambitions in 2007 – and still, it seems like the western governments were hit completely unprepared. What is behind this repeat of the Cold War?
Director
Frédéric Tonolli
Languages
French, Russian
Studio
What's Up Films
Cast
Vladimir Putin
Self (archive footage)
Dmitry Muratov
Self
Ilham Aliyev
Self (archive footage)
Sergei Buntman
Self (archive footage)
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Self (archive footage)
Isabelle Facon
Self
Valeriy Gerasimov
Self (archive footage)
Valery Gergiev
Self (archive footage)
Antoine Glaser
Self
Andrei Gratchev
Self
Khalifa Haftar
Self (archive footage)
Tatiana Kastoueva-Jean
Self
Ekaterina Kopylova
Self
Sergey Lavrov
Self (archive footage)
Kevin Limonier
Self
Production
Company
What's Up Films
Company
ARTE
Producer
Yvette Durrenberger
Producer
Heike Lettau
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