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Two Men at War

2022 · 54 min

A sober, news-driven briefing that explains the conflict through two leaders, informative but rarely immersive.

Directed by
George Stephanopoulos
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
George Stephanopoulos, Anne Applebaum, Franklin Foer
Overview
As the war between Russia and Ukraine rages, this George Stephanopoulos documentary pulls back the curtain on the rise of the two men at the center of the conflict – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Directed by
George Stephanopoulos
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
George Stephanopoulos, Anne Applebaum, Franklin Foer
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    Themes
    • power
    • war
    • politics
    • identity
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    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary, history
    Directed by
    George Stephanopoulos
    Starring
    George Stephanopoulos, Anne Applebaum, Franklin Foer, Timothy Snyder, Nina Khrushcheva, William Taylor, Julia Ioffe, Gal Beckerman
    Runtime
    54 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English, Ukrainian

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