Kino Lorber nabs 'Putin's Kiss'

Kino Lorber has acquired all United States privileges to transitional phase story ''Putin's Hug.'' Kino Lorber stated Friday the film, by Lise Birk Pedersen and Monday Production, was acquired in the Intl. Documentary Film Festival, where it had its world premiere within the IDFA Feature Documentary competition. The purchase was discussed by Kino Lorber V . P . Elizabeth Sheldon and Helle Faber of Produced in Copenhagen. ''Kiss'' is going to be launched theatrically after its United States premiere in the Sundance Film Festival on the planet Cinema Documentary competition and can broadcast on ITVS at the end of 2012. ''Putin's Kiss'' shows contemporary existence in Russia via a middle-class, 19-year-old Russian girl and part of Nashi, a political youth organization that's associated with the Kremlin. She rapidly ascends up of Nashi, which enables her being the protege from the Minister of Youth and it is compensated on her loyalty by having an apartment while attending Moscow Condition College -- however discovers that the radical faction inside the organization is allegedly accountable for attacks against anybody who criticizes Putin. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com