Wagner, Putin's Shadow Army

Wagner, Putin's Shadow Army (2022)

16/02/2022
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 JoussetDirector, Writer
  • Ksenia BolchakovaDirector, Writer
  • Original Title

    Wagner, l’armée de l’ombre de Poutine

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    French

Top Billed Cast

Marat Gabidullin

Self

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Self (archive footage)

Ruslan Leviev

Self, Russian military analyst, Conflict Intelligence Team

Kevin Limonier

Self, associate professor

Vasili

Self, Wagner Group recruiter

Rima

Self, mother of Sergei Makarov

Catherine Welton

Self, author of 'Putin's People

Denis Korotkov

Self, Novaya Gazeta journalist

Dmitry Utkin

Self (archive footage)

Jean-Serge Bokassa

Self, former Minister of the Interior, Central African Republic

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