Khodorkovsky

Director: Cyril Tuschi
Writer: Cyril Tuschi
Cast: Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Language: Russian, English, Deutsch
Theatrical Release Date: November 30, 2011
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Synopsis: Weaving together in-depth interviews (including the first on-camera exchange with Khodorkovsky since his arrest), archival material, and stylized computer-animated reenactments, Tuschi shows us a man who embodies the paradox that is modern Russia – condemning the very corruption that helped make his fortune and envisioning a new Russia with respect for the rule of law. [Synopsis courtesy of film website]

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