Filmfest DC - Русский фильм

The Case is about the rise and fall of Anatoly Sobchak, the first mayor of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) and the political mentor of Vladimir Putin. The documentary was made by Ksenia Sobchak, the daughter of Anatoly Sobchak, and the film director Vera Krichevskaya. Sobchak co-wrote the script and did most of the interviews, including those with her mother, Federation Council member (senator) Lyudmila Narusova, and President Vladimir Putin. Ksenia Sobchak is a protagonist in the documentary and describes the film as an attempt to reconstruct the events of the last 10 years of her father's life when she was just a child. She tries to explain why pro-democracy activist Sobchak brought Vladimir Putin, a KGB officer, into power and why Boris Yeltsin chose Putin as his successor. The film uncovers the events of the power succession, special agent Putin's operation, and Sobchak's pivotal role in it.—Various Sources

How to find us: We will be on the lower level of the theater, near the cafe and entrance to the actual movie halls.