: Shows a "younger, more agile" Putin who is surprisingly comfortable being directed on camera, even discussing his choice to reinstate the Soviet national anthem .
: Features a poignant scene where Boris Yeltsin waits by the phone on election night for a call from his successor—a call that never comes . Putin's Witnesses
: The title refers to both the public figures in the film—Yeltsin, Gorbachev, and Putin—and the director himself, who later came to view his own work as an act of complicity in creating Putin's image . 🔑 Key Themes & Scenes : Shows a "younger, more agile" Putin who