"Khodorkovsky" Documentary Debuts in France

On November 3rd, 2011 the Cyril Tuschi documentary "Khodorkovsky" had its Paris debut to rave reviews in the French press.

Karinna Moskalenko and Cyril Tuschi at the French premier of "Khodorkovsky"

Reporting on the movie's release, Le Monde interviewed Tuschi, the director, who spoke abouthis efforts to bring the film to completion - including how paranoid he became about the potential consequences of its release. Tuschi believes that his movie discloses two striking revelations about Prime Minister Vladimir Putin using the Kremlin to cover up his own criminal activities:

  • Firstly, an advisor to President Medvedev recognized that "Khodorkovsky was right" when telling Putin that corruption was around him at the highest level;
  • Secondly, Putin shout "to the rooftops" that he was going to steal Yukos from Khodorkovsky.

Press titles on the launch