The documentary project The Term was conceived in May 2012. When the directing trio commenced mapping the Russian sociopolitical landscape, Vladimir Putin had just settled into the Kremlin for his third term. The original experimental format of “documentary bulletins,” which were published daily online, allowed for wide-ranging content; in the feature film version, however, the filmmakers focused solely on the members of various opposition groups. Nevertheless, the work’s neutral position remains and viewers have to interpret the objectively presented situations for themselves. The main characteristics of this strongly authentic movie include close contact with the protagonists, precise editing, and an effectively controlled release of information.
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Kseniya Sobchak
Self
Ilya Yashin
Self
Alexei Navalny
Self
Maksim Vitorgan
Self
Aleksandr Potkin
Self
Sergei Udaltsov
Self
Oleg Kashin
Self (uncredited)
Garry Kasparov
Self (uncredited)
Boris Nemtsov
Self (uncredited)
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
Self (uncredited)
Mikhail Kasyanov
Self (uncredited)
Yoko Ono
Self (uncredited)
Vladimir Putin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gérard Depardieu
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vera Brezhneva
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alexey Pivovarov
Director
Alexandr Rastorguev
Director
Pavel Kostomarov
Director
Alexey Pivovarov
Producer
Alexandr Rastorguev
Producer
Pavel Kostomarov
Producer
Sarkis Orbelyan
Producer
Elena Khoreva
Director of Photography
Alexandr Rastorguev
Director of Photography
Dmitriy Kubasov
Director of Photography
Pavel Kostomarov
Director of Photography
Irina Shatalova
Director of Photography
Andrey Kiselev
Director of Photography
Maxim Pakhomov
Director of Photography
Zosya Rodkevich
Director of Photography
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