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"As shown in these films, the best way that a state can be tyrannical is PICK OF THE WEEK
"Proving it pays to stick with a docu subject for the long haul, Putin's Kiss tracks four years in the life of a firebrand member of Russia's ultranationalist Nashi movement who eventually has a Damascene conversion of sorts. [The film tells] a riveting story about contemporary Russia's dark side...[with] strong, vivid characters, particularly Drokova, who in the early going, recalls Reese Witherspoon's Tracy Flick from Election with her prim schoolgirl outfits and ruthless ambition."
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