For three years, filmmakers Jean-Michel CarrT and Jill Emery interviewed dozens
of people to gain insight into the life and political motivations of Russia's
most powerful politician, Vladimir Putin. They spoke to long-time supporters,
like Putin's former schoolteacher, Vera Gurvich, to his harshest critics, like
world chess champion Garry Karparov, as well as many KGB and Kremlin insiders.

What emerged is a point-of-view documentary that presents an ominous view of
what Putin is willing to do to ensure Russia regains its position on the world
stage.