Putin's Patriots (2021)

PBS NewsHour: Inside Putin's Russia

Correspondent Nick Schifrin and producer Zach Fannin take us inside Vladimir Putin's Russia, with an in-depth look at the resurgent national identity, the government's propaganda machine, the risk of being a Kremlin critic and much more.

Putin's Witnesses

Russian Federation, December 31, 1999. After President Boris Yeltsin's unexpected resignation, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin becomes acting president of the country. From that day and for a year, Vitaly Mansky's camera documented Putin's rise to power. The story of a privileged witness. The harsh explanation of the reason why politics is the art of possibility of achieving the best with the support of many, but also of giving the worst in return.

Putin: The New Tsar

This documentary will provide the first authoritative account of who Vladimir Putin actually is. What drives him, what does he fear, who does he love and hate?

Die Nuklearfalle - Putins Deals mit dem Westen

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Citizen K

The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky — once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia — who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.

Pussy Riot: Rage Against Putin

Pussy Riot make a comeback after a long absence to stand with Ukraine. Their story and their struggle are told through archival footage and interviews with the group’s members.

The power of Russian intelligence

Never in Russia's history has the Russian domestic intelligence agency FSB had greater power than it does today. He uses fraud and corruption to achieve his goals. And murder on behalf of the Kremlin. Four people in exile share their experiences. They resisted state arbitrariness and became targets. How far does the FSB control Russian society?

Putin: The New Empire

Since Russia was brought to its knees in the 1990s by crippling debt and the grip of the oligarchs following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin has made it his mission to return superpower status to Russia. While not partisan to Putin's wrongs, this insightful doc examines the logic and motivations of Putin's vilified regime, and why he is so loved in his homeland.

Zembla - The Dubious Friends of Donald Trump Part 1: The Russians

For months, the FBI have been investigating Russian interference in the American presidential elections. ZEMBLA is investigating another explosive dossier concerning Trump’s involvement with the Russians: Trump’s business and personal ties to oligarchs from the former Soviet Union. Powerful billionaires suspected of money laundering and fraud, and of having contacts in Moscow and with the mafia. What do these relationships say about Trump and why does he deny them? How compromising are these dubious business relationships for the 45th president of the United States? And are there connections with the Netherlands? ZEMBLA meets with one of Trump’s controversial cronies and speaks with a former CIA agent, fraud investigators, attorneys, and an American senator among others.

Putin's Journey

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has established himself as the most impactful world leader of this millennium. To mark his 25th anniversary of being in power, this two-hour CBC News original documentary looks back at his life, from the Cold War to the ongoing war in Ukraine, and examines key turning points in his career to reveal his evolution from an unknown KGB agent to the all-powerful president of the Russian federation. The documentary features dozens of former insiders, political leaders, exiled activists and liberated prisoners - many who have personally met and negotiated with Putin, or been victims of Kremlin policies that have crushed dissent and led to the devastating war in Ukraine. Putin's Journey will take us up to the present day, as the Russian leader confronts a new American president, each bent on curbing the power of the other.

Becoming Navalny

A portrait of Alexei Navalny (1976), the staunchest opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, severely poisoned in 2020, arrested in 2021 and died on February 16, 2024 in a Siberian prison camp under unclear circumstances.

Putin

A portrait of a formidable political figure, unraveling the contrasting facets of an iron-fisted tyrant and a man haunted by fear.

Guys, We Need to Talk

In this hard-hitting documentary, Jean-Nicolas Verreault attempts to demystify the taboos surrounding men's psychological distress.

Mariem

Mariem Hassan, Sahrawi refugee, composer and Western Sahara's most emblematic singer, died of cancer in 2015. Soon before her passing, Mariem returned to the liberated territories of her homeland, where she had spent her childhood. There, she told us her story and sang for the last time. This film pays tribute to her last testimony and her art.

Commentary on Les Autres

In 1973 Hugo Santiago made Les Autres, his second feature film. The film was produced in Paris by a team composed mostly of Argentines, and written together with Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares. Even so, the film ends up representing France in the official competition at the Cannes festival in 1974. That premiere is a great scandal in which political reasons and film criticism are confused. In this brief introduction, Hugo gives us some clues to better understand his most unknown work, and suggests that after the controversy unleashed in Cannes his career changed forever.

I Am Andrew Tate

The explosive story of Tate's rise, arrest, and fall. Where did the world's most Googled man spring from? Is he a dangerous icon for toxic masculinity or a misunderstood internet star?

The Big Snow of '47

Houses buried under snow. Rivers frozen solid. World War II bombers dropping bread to isolated villages. How did Brits survive the snowiest winter ever recorded - and could it happen again? A host of familiar faces including John Craven, Amanda Barrie, Timothy West and Neil Kinnock share their childhood memories of the icy winter of '47 and explain why it remains unparalleled to this day.

Goldmen jusqu'au bout de leurs rêves

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Understanding Lennon/McCartney

This 5-part series is the most intimate, comprehensive biography ever made on John and Paul. Told almost entirely through their own words and music, with information culled from a variety of direct sources and compiled in a way that has never been done before, it directly challenges many of the dominant narratives in Beatles mythology.

La vie au temps de Cro-Magnon

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A Brilliant Madness

The life of the Nobel Prize-winning mathematician and schizophrenic John Nash — the inspiration for the feature film A Beautiful Mind — is a powerful exploration of how genius and madness can become intertwined.

Penguins: The Story of the Bird that wanted to be Fish

A look at the evolution of an animal we all know and love -- the penguin. Known for a complex social hierarchy as well as their ability to withstand some of the most harsh temperatures in nature, penguins have proven themselves among one of the most adaptable species on the planet.

The Legend of Buck Hill

Considered to be one of the Ottawa Valley's most haunted locations, various residents share their spooky encounters with the paranormal on Buck Hill Road.

Code of Trust

Code of Trust is a creative documentary set in a near future, that explores how the Blockchain can change the way we trust each other, do business and manage transactions between individuals and institutions. We meet Nazreen, a refugee from an unnamed Middle East country. Unwillingly trusted with evidence of war crimes, she is forced flee to Europe. We follow her on the route and sees how she integrates into a society where Blockchain technology is already adopted. How is trust managed in the future Nazreen's story is cut with leading blockchain experts sharing their thoughts on how Blockchain technology has the potential to be the framework for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.