The Oligarchs’ Wives

Name: The Oligarchs’ Wives
Director: Alexander Gentelev,Victoria Kurakova
Released: 2015

Alexander Gentelev Victoria Kurakova 2015

Director Alexander Gentelev once again achieves amazing access to a hidden Russian world as he meets women before, during, and after their time as a trophy spouse.
The film follows the stories of three individual women; Natalia, the ex-wife of billionaire Vladimir Potanin (the richest man in Russia), Alena, the former wife and wealthy co-owner of ‘Red Stars’, a major recording studio in Russia, and a country girl Maria, hoping for her own Cinderella story, and one day becoming the wife of a millionaire.

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Running Time:

85 min.

Spoken Languages:

Russian

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Alexander Gentelev Victoria Kurakova

Producers:

Simone Baumann, Sasha Klein

Production Companies:

Saxonia Entertainment, Sasha Klein Productions

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Russian Cinema and Cul..

Society

Women

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