Putin's Kiss

2012 | Documentary, Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Masha Drokova joins Nashi, a Russian ultra nationalist youth group, at the age of 16 and rapidly ascends its ranks, famously garnering a medal and the opportunity to kiss Vladimir Putin. The film details her growing disillusion with the group's leaders and her falling in with the anti-Putin opposition, especially a journalist and blogger named Oleg Kashin, who gets brutally attacked.

Scores

Overall Score
24.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
16.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
9.9%
Review Aggregate
70.0

Critic Consensus

80.0% Fresh • 15 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 15 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, thought-provoking, scary. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

politicalthought-provokingscaryhistoricalcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Oleg Kashin2012$0$0(est)
Masha Drokova2012$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score81.0
RT critic review count16
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes771

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$10,082$13,775
International2012N/AN/A
Worldwide2012$10,082$13,775

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2012$5,041$6,887
Digital Rentals ?2012$354,000$483,666
Digital Purchases ?2012$159,000$217,240
Physical Rentals ?2012$561,000$766,488
Physical Purchases ?2012$1,385,000$1,892,311
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$75,000$102,472
Total Revenues2012$2,539,041$3,469,064
Expenses
Budget ?2012$250,000 (est)$341,572 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$80,000 (est)$109,303 (est)
Participations2012$102,000$139,362
Residuals ?2012$158,000$215,874
Interest & Overhead2012$50,000$68,314
Total Expenses2012$640,000$874,425
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$1,899,041$2,594,639

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