Wagner, Putin's Shadow Army
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Wagner does not exist. At least not officially. However, after months of investigation and for the first time, Alexandra Jousset and Ksenia Bolchakova plunge us into the heart of this secret army. This film is an investigation into the Russian private military company Wagner. Deployed on all the hot spots of the planet. Its thousands of mercenaries are the armed arm of a Russia that dreams of being great again, applying the recipes learned by Vladimir Putin at the KGB: destabilize and disinform.
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Cast
18 people
Marat Gabidullin
Self
Vladimir Putin
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Putin: The New Tsar
The Case
Ruslan Leviev
Self, Russian military analyst, Conflict Intelligence Team
Kevin Limonier
Self, associate professor
Vasili
Self, Wagner Group recruiter
Rima
Self, mother of Sergei Makarov
Known for
Aggretsuko
Catherine Welton
Self, author of 'Putin's People
Denis Korotkov
Self, Novaya Gazeta journalist
Dmitry Utkin
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Serge Bokassa
Self, former Minister of the Interior, Central African Republic
Faustin-Archange Touadéra
Self, President of the Central African Republic
Suzanne
Self, mother of four children
Also in
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City
Inubaka
Alexandra Jousset Director · Ksenia Bolchakova Director
First release February 16, 2022 · Produced in France · Languages English, French, Russian
Production
CAPA
Production
France
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Original title
Wagner, l’armée de l’ombre de Poutine
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Russian
Release dates
France · February 16, 2022
TV · France•5
No release date listed for United States.
France
April 24, 2026 · TV · T18
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