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The Rise of Wagner

2023 · 1 season

A tense, sobering investigative ride that feels like a thriller while tracing how hidden violence becomes an open shadow army.

Created by: Benoît Bringer
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Marat Gabidullin, Dmitri Mourativ, Denis Korotkov

Overview: This suspenseful documentary thriller tells the story of the fearless Russian journalists, who risked their lives investigating civilian deaths in Syria and the Central African Republic and revealed to the world through it the existence of a dangerous group of mercenaries in charge of the Kremlin's clandestine operations. Helped by international investigators they could expose Putin’s clandestine militia. Following their fight for the truth alongside the reports of human rights defenders, the documentary discovers how this secret militia became the infamous shadowy army known as Wagner Group and the rise of its powerful leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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Created by: Benoît Bringer
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Marat Gabidullin, Dmitri Mourativ, Denis Korotkov

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
corruption
power
justice
violence
Places: military
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	9
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Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
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Genres: documentary
Created by: Benoît Bringer
Written by: Benoît Bringer
Starring: Marat Gabidullin, Dmitri Mourativ, Denis Korotkov, Lilia Yapparova, Alain Barluet, Sorcha MacLeod, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Mazen Darwish
Music: Clément Tery
Cinematography: Mathias Denizo, Joseph Haley
Length: 1 seasons, 2 episodes
Network: ARTE
Country: France
Languages: English, French, Russian

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