Are there any journalists in Russia whom most of the country's citizens trust? Of course. Absolutely precisely among them Arkady Mamontov will be named. Documentary films, a list of which will be presented in the article, are made in the genre of journalistic investigation, and they have a great public outcry.
How did Arkady Mamontov come into the profession?
Documentary films (a list will be indicated) is the logical result of all the previous activities of the television journalist. Growing up in a family of television people (his father is a cameraman and his mother is a director at a newsreel studio), a young man from Novosibirsk went to enter VGIK. Having failed, he served in the army, being drafted into the missile forces in Transbaikalia. It was the beginning of the 80s, when defending his honor to a boy from an intelligent family had to be done with his fists. But it tempered the character.
The second attempt to enter the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography was again unsuccessful, and the young man passes exams at the Moscow State University at the Faculty of Journalism, which he graduated with honors in 1988. Starting with work as a special correspondent, he will visit many hot spots: Ossetia, Transnistria, and Nagorno-Karabakh. Since 1994, the NTV television channel has been attracting him to cooperation, sending it for the preparation of video reports from Ingushetia, Dagestan, and Chechnya.
With the transition to the Rossiya TV channel in 2000, a new phase of its activity begins, connected with the investigation of the death of the Kursk submarine. First, he reports live from the scene of the tragedy, and then he creates the film “August”, which marked the beginning of his filmography. The project for which films were shot was the program "Special Correspondent". One of its creators is Arkady Mamontov.
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The correspondent Alexander Khabarov and Vyacheslav Grunsky began to work in the team of the television journalist, contributing to the increase in the rating of the program. One of the first works of the author was the cycle "Spy Life" (2001), which reveals the ways of British intelligence to keep in touch with his agents.
Prior to the release of the film “Putin, Russia and the West” (in 2012), A. Mamontov showed a device in a Moscow park that looked like an ordinary stone. Through it, the Russian intelligence services allegedly uncovered an agent network and reached the coordinators in the British Foreign Office. This statement caused a negative reaction and criticism from a number of colleagues and politicians.
Filmed by representatives of ten countries, the film "Putin, Russia and the West" brought some clarity to this issue and made some critics apologize to the author. Jonathan Powell, working for Tony Blair’s team, indirectly confirmed spy stone information.
All documentaries of the author are the same action-packed and relate to many topical topics. They are made in the genre of journalistic investigation, which increases their importance. Among the issues raised:
- Terrorism (“Black Zone”, “September 1”, “Nine Days”).
- Corruption (Golden Calf, Loop, Corruption).
- Mayhem on the roads ("Dead Zone" in three parts).
- Spirituality (“Family”, “Sodom”, “Athos. Ascent”).
A number of government awards have for his work Arkady Mamontov. Documentary films, the list of which will be continued in the article, are his calling card and the main achievement in life.
About the problems of children and youth
One of the first problems that Arkady Mamontov devotes to studying for several years is childhood. Having created his own studio, from 2001 to 2011, he removes the cycle of programs "Children", consisting of 8 parts. The journalist sees his duty in protecting society from what prevents life. Among the problems he raised:
- The irreversible process of family breakdown.
- Punitive measures of the state instead of helping crisis families.
- Corruption in the transfer of children for adoption abroad.
- Pedophilia.
- Children's homelessness.
The films had a great resonance, after which the state introduced a ban on the dissemination of child pornography on the Internet, and the legislation on adoption was revised.
The future of the country is youth. The father of two children Arkady Mamontov cannot get around the problem of drug addiction. Documentary films, the list of which gives an idea of the approach to this issue from different angles, testifies to the author’s civic position:
- "Receipt".
- "Dose".
- "Dope."
- "Crocodile".
- "Datura grass."
- "Spice is an epidemic."
- "Traffic."
The stubborn statistics that one out of five teenagers use drugs makes him loudly declare the need to resist global evil. After one of the films, the government finally decided to ban the sale of dubious mixtures that flooded the shelves.
Films about Ukraine
In recent years, the attention of the country's residents has been riveted to Ukraine. A series of programs and documentaries are devoted to events in the neighboring republic: Maidan, Oligarch, Southeast, Crimea Island, Bandera. On the anniversary of the tragic events in Odessa (02/05/2015) "Burn" was released - a film about the mass death of people at the House of Trade Unions. The official investigation did not answer the main question that worries people: who is to blame for this tragedy? In a fit of emotion, hatred for the “Euro Maidan” arises, showing cruelty and inhumanity to their victims. They are perceived as the main culprits.
But the A. Mamontov’s investigation film reveals in detail the mechanism launched by the Kiev junta, which managed to incite fascist youths to supporters of federalization. The brutalized crowd is a consequence of the state’s long-term policy of educating people in their rejection of other people's views. The film also brings some optimism. These are shots where the old man is trying alone to stop the atrocities and where the father of the deceased recognizes his son's right to defend his ideals.
Each viewer of the films of A. Mamontov can make his own choice on any problem raised by the author.