Putin's Kiss
What happens when your enemies become your friends?
Masha Drokova is a rising star in Russia's popular nationalistic youth movement, Nashi. A smart, ambitious teenager who – literally – embraced Vladimir Putin and his promise of a greater Russia, her dedication as an organizer is rewarded with a university scholarship, an apartment, and a job as a spokesperson. But her bright political future falters when she befriends a group of liberal journalists who are critical of the government, including blogger Oleg Kashin, who calls Nashi a "group of hooligans," and she's forced to confront the group's dirty – even violent – tactics.
- Year: 2011
- Country: Denmark, Russia
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Made in Copenhagen, ITVS, NRK, Monday Production, ITVS International, The Danish Film Institute, VPRO
- Keyword: politics, journalism, ideology, democracy, woman director, vladimir putin
- Director: Lise Birk Pedersen
- Cast: Oleg Kashin, Masha Bucher, Garry Kasparov, Dmitry Medvedev, Boris Nemtsov, Vladimir Putin
