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Sheffield DocFest Announces Partnership with Picturehouse Cinemas, Joining the Dots and The Independent

Sheffield Doc/Fest has announced a new partnership with Picturehouse Cinemas, Joining The Dots and The Independent to screen documentaries across the country in Picturehouse Cinemas and then online at www.joiningthedots.tv

A new doc will be premiered every six weeks and the next title lined up for screening is The Putin System

The Putin System
This investigative documentary covers 30 years in the socio-political history of Russia through the personal history of Vladimir Putin: a man who has single-mindedly played all the rules of the game to reach the pinnacle of power. Russia’s re-emergence on the world stage in recent years is reminiscent of the glory days of the Soviet Union. Putin is the supreme arbitrator in the Kremlin and has constructed a system in Russia that has stabilised the economy, developed military power, and made oil and gas his weapons. However, with democratic opposition in the country systematically crushed, does Putin’s ultra-authoritarian leadership have more in common with his communist predecessors than previously thought?
Directed by Jean-Michel Carré, winner of the Gran Prix, France 2008.  

The Independent is running a competition starting Thursday 26 to win tickets – to get your hands on some and for details of screenings near you visit www.independent.co.uk

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