He was Russia’s wealthiest man, would dine with George Bush or Vladimir Putin – one of the mightiest oligarchs. Then Mikhail Khodorkovsky was arrested. Today he’s the most prominent prisoner in Russia, most likely imprisoned until 2016. What do we know about the political (power) game in Russia? Hugely welcomed at Berlinale 2011, in KHODORKOVSKY Cyril Tuschi portrays one of the most enigmatic and controversial men of our times. Five years of research in Russia, Germany, Israel and the US produced 180 hours of material, condensed to 111 thrilling minutes, brilliantly depicting how exactly Russia turned to market economy in the 1990s.
"Thoroughly researched and highly entertaining" (Variety)
