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PUTIN'S KISS portrays contemporary life in Russia through the coming-of-age story of Masha, a middle-class, 19-year-old Russian girl and a member of Nashi, a polit.ical youth organization that is connected with the Kremlin. Extremely ambitious, the young Masha quickly ascends to the top of Nashi, which allows her to become the protégé of the Minister of Youth. She is rewarded for her loyalty with an apartment while attending Moscow State University.
She begins to question her involvement with Nashi when she learns that a radical faction within the organization is supposedly responsible for attacks against anyone who criticizes Putin. This leads her to question the organization, and she meets a journalist, Oleg Khasin, with whom she becomes close friends despite their strongly opposing views. However, when Oleg is attacked, Masha finds herself at odds with Nashi, and realizes she must take a stand.
Original Release
11/19/2011
US Release
02/17/2012
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Masha Drokova | Herself / Self |
| Oleg Kashin | Self - journalist / Himself |
| Viktoria Drokova | Self - Masha Drokova's sister |
| Garry Kasparov | Self / Himself (archival footage) |
| Dmitry Medvedev | Self / Himself (archival footage) |
| Boris Nemtsov | Himself / Self |
| Vladimir Putin | Self / Himself (archival footage) |
| Anton Smirnov | Self |
| Vasily Yakemenko | Self |
| Ilya Yashin | Himself / Self |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Masha Drokova | Herself / Self |
| Oleg Kashin | Self - journalist / Himself |
| Viktoria Drokova | Self - Masha Drokova's sister |
| Garry Kasparov | Self / Himself (archival footage) |
| Dmitry Medvedev | Self / Himself (archival footage) |
| Boris Nemtsov | Himself / Self |
| Vladimir Putin | Self / Himself (archival footage) |
| Anton Smirnov | Self |
| Vasily Yakemenko | Self |
| Ilya Yashin | Himself / Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Helle Faber | Producer |
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