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Wagner, Putin's Shadow Army

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.

Top Cast

  • Marat Gabidullin

    Marat Gabidullin

    Self

  • Vladimir Putin

    Vladimir Putin

    Self (archive footage)

  • Ruslan Leviev

    Ruslan Leviev

    Self, Russian military analyst, Conflict Intelligence Team

  • Kevin Limonier

    Kevin Limonier

    Self, associate professor

  • Vasili

    Vasili

    Self, Wagner Group recruiter

  • Rima

    Rima

    Self, mother of Sergei Makarov

  • Catherine Welton

    Catherine Welton

    Self, author of 'Putin's People

  • Denis Korotkov

    Denis Korotkov

    Self, Novaya Gazeta journalist

  • Dmitry Utkin

    Dmitry Utkin

    Self (archive footage)

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.

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