POLISH TITLE: KRĄG PUTINA. TAJEMNICE ROSYJSKICH MAJĄTKÓW W EUROPIE
Two years ago, Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine. Western countries responded with sanctions. The oligarchs in Putin's inner circle were to feel the consequences of the war firsthand. Their properties were to be seized and their visas revoked. Did this happen? Who are the billionaires closest to Putin? The director was introduced to the mafia arrangement between Putin and the oligarchs by an investor expelled from Russia whose lawyer lost his life in a Russian prison for exposing corruption. The film also features a prosecutor who has been pursuing the Russian mafia in Spain for the last 20 years, putting his life in danger. The head of a team of journalists who found nearly $20 billion worth of Russian assets in Europe also talks about his investigation. They made it possible for the director to show what happens to the billions invested by oligarchs close to Putin in Europe. How did they bypass sanctions and where do they keep their money? How did Putin's judo sparring partner become a billionaire? The world's richest cellist – who is he really? What is a Russian army major and Olympic pole vault champion doing in Tenerife, and what is her connection to the Russian elections? The film was shot in Monaco, France, the UK, Scotland, Spain, and Tenerife.
It is illustrated with archival materials – footage of Putin in the Kremlin and the oligarchs around him.