Wagner, Putin's Shadow Army (2022)

  • NR
  • 02/16/2022 (FR)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 19m

Overview

Wagner does not exist. At least not officially. However, after months of investigation and for the first time, Alexandra Jousset and Ksenia Bolchakova plunge us into the heart of this secret army. This film is an investigation into the Russian private military company Wagner. Deployed on all the hot spots of the planet. Its thousands of mercenaries are the armed arm of a Russia that dreams of being great again, applying the recipes learned by Vladimir Putin at the KGB: destabilize and disinform.

Alexandra Jousset

Director, Writer

Ksenia Bolchakova

Director, Writer

Cast

Marat Gabidullin's headshot

Marat Gabidullin

Self
Vladimir Putin's headshot

Vladimir Putin

Self (archive footage)
Ruslan Leviev's headshot

Ruslan Leviev

Self, Russian military analyst, Conflict Intelligence Team
Kevin Limonier's headshot

Kevin Limonier

Self, associate professor
Vasili's headshot

Vasili

Self, Wagner Group recruiter
Rima's headshot

Rima

Self, mother of Sergei Makarov
Catherine Welton's headshot

Catherine Welton

Self, author of 'Putin's People
Denis Korotkov's headshot

Denis Korotkov

Self, Novaya Gazeta journalist

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