Poisoned
Synopsis
A documentary about the poisoning of political opponents by Russia. Focuses on specific cases of politically motivated assassinations by poisonings, including the attempted murder of Victor Yuschenko, the candidate and eventual President of Ukraine, using the deadly Dioxin. The film explains that Russia has not stopped this activity and its "Lab X" is still in operation. Originally created for the UK by FremantleMedia's production company talkbackTHAMES, "Poisoned" aired on Sky One in April 2005. (This documentary was made before the well-publicized poisoning by Russia of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006.)
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Poisoned - a documentary about Russia's assassinations using poison
Type: Featurette • Published 2014-06-20
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- Director
- Thomas Viner
- Screenplay & Story
- Thomas Viner
- Original Title
- Poisoned
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 46m
- Production Studios
- Talkback Thames
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What is Poisoned about?
A documentary about the poisoning of political opponents by Russia. Focuses on specific cases of politically motivated assassinations by poisonings, including the attempted murder of Victor Yuschenko, the candidate and eventual President of Ukraine, using the deadly Dioxin. The film explains that Russia has not stopped this activity and its "Lab X" is still in operation. Originally created for the UK by FremantleMedia's production company talkbackTHAMES, "Poisoned" aired on Sky One in April 2005. (This documentary was made before the well-publicized poisoning by Russia of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006.)
Who directed Poisoned?
Poisoned was directed by Thomas Viner.
Who stars in Poisoned?
The principal cast of Poisoned includes Stephen Moyer.
When was Poisoned released and how long is it?
Poisoned was released in 2005 with a total runtime of 46m.