Fortress. The History of the Russian Crisis

The film tells about the most difficult period in the modern history of Russia - from the late 1980s and the "era of change" to the crisis end of the noughties - through the prism of people who made the most important economic decisions. But this is not a dry enumeration of facts, but an accurate and even unexpected portrait of economists who managed to keep an entire country from financial collapse, and in the center of this group portrait is Alexey Kudrin.

Directed by Alexey Kazakov, Fortress. The History of the Russian Crisis leans on a strong ensemble — Aleksey Kudrin, Herman Gref, Anatoly Chubais — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2021.