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The Rise of Wagner

This suspenseful documentary thriller tells the story of the fearless Russian journalists, who risked their lives investigating civilian deaths in Syria and the Central African Republic and revealed to the world through it the existence of a dangerous group of mercenaries in charge of the Kremlin's clandestine operations. Helped by international investigators they could expose Putin’s clandestine militia. Following their fight for the truth alongside the reports of human rights defenders, the documentary discovers how this secret militia became the infamous shadowy army known as Wagner Group and the rise of its powerful leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.

2023 |1 Season   |  Documentary

Cast

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Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Self - Interviewee

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Vladimir Putin

Self (archive footage)

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George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

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Laura Bush

Self (archive footage)

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Jacques Chirac

Self (archive footage)

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Jean-Yves Le Drian

Self (archive footage)

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Creator

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Status

Ended

Languages

English, French, Russian

Network

ARTE