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Was Vladimir Putin really an unknown outsider when he reached the throne of power? Supreme arbitror in the Kremlin, Putin has coldly and methodically constructed a system in Russia where the former KGB and his henchmen have privatized the state, where political opposition is thwarted, where control of the media permits the control of the population and freedom of speech has been replaced by consumerist gulag. For the Russian president the tragedy of the war in Chechnya is a legitimate battle to control territory which should submit to Russia sovereignty. Oil and gas has become his weapons, his empire and his challenge to the world. Wether he remains the leader of the Russian Federation or not, Vladimir Putin's system and his geo-strategic policies will be perpetuated and inevitably affect us all.

France - 2007 - 1 h 38 mn - DV Cam - Colour

Director Jean-Michel Carré with the collaboration of Jill Emery Writer Jean-Michel Carré, Jill Emery Journalist Jill Emery Camera Basile Carré-Agostini, Eugène Porotov, Yegor Porotov, Alexander Ilkhovsky Sound Olivier Sarrassat Editing Michelle Hollander Music Benoît Jarlan, Marc Tomassi Narrator Denis Lavant

Production Les Films Grain de Sable, 206, rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4344 1672 Fax : +33 (0)1 4019 0756 E-mail : fgds@films-graindesable.com Co-Production Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Lithuanian Radio and Television with the  participation of France 2

Sales Les Films Grain de Sable, 206, rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4344 1672 Fax : +33 (0)1 4019 0756 E-mail : fgds@films-graindesable.com