Vitaliy Manskiy

Documentary filmmaker Vitaly Mansky spends intimate time with Mikhail Gorbachev during the final years of his life. Residing in a modest house outside Moscow, the frail former Soviet leader reflects on his complex legacy, the collapse of the USSR, and the unintended consequences of his political reforms, offering a quiet, personal portrait of a man who reshaped twentieth-century history.

Drawing on archive footage filmed in 2000, Vitaly Mansky documents Vladimir Putin's initial rise to power following the sudden resignation of Boris Yeltsin. The narrative captures candid interactions behind closed doors, providing an intimate look at the key political players and the early decisions that laid the foundation for modern Russia's authoritarian regime.

Russian filmmaker Vitaly Mansky follows a nine-year-old schoolgirl in Pyongyang as she prepares to join the Korean Children's Union. Granted unprecedented access by North Korean authorities under strict conditions, the crew secretly records off-camera moments, revealing the elaborate staging and pervasive state manipulation behind every aspect of the family's daily life.

Cameras follow the Trans-Siberian gas pipeline from Russia through Europe, chronicling the landscapes through which it passes and the lives that it impacts. (imdb)

People born in Cuba before the revolution near the end of their lives and realize the battle cry "patria o muerte" means death.