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The Rise of Wagner - Season 1

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.

Top Cast

  • Marat Gabidullin

    Marat Gabidullin

    Self - Interviewee

  • Dmitri Mourativ

    Dmitri Mourativ

    Self - Interviewee

  • Denis Korotkov

    Denis Korotkov

    Self - Interviewee

  • Lilia Yapparova

    Lilia Yapparova

    Self - Interviewee

  • Alain Barluet

    Alain Barluet

    Self - Interviewee

  • Sorcha MacLeod

    Sorcha MacLeod

    Self - Interviewee

  • Mikhail Khodorkovsky

    Mikhail Khodorkovsky

    Self - Interviewee

  • Mazen Darwish

    Mazen Darwish

    Self - Interviewee

  • Jelena Aparac

    Jelena Aparac

    Self - Interviewee

Overview

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.

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