Putin’s Kiss

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• Genre(s): Documentary
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Lise Birk Pedersen
• Cast(s): Oleg Kashin, Masha Bucher, Garry Kasparov, Dmitry Medvedev, Boris Nemtsov See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 1h 25min
• Award(s): Bodil 2013 (Won)
  Grand Jury Prize 2012 (Nominated) Awards List
• Similar To: Untold UK: Jamie Vardy, Marty, Life Is Short
• Story:
  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.
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