Sochi Olympics documentary casts harsh light on Putin, preparations

Russia's Olympic construction committee (Olympstroy) has long been suspected of illegitimate business practices, money laundering, bribes and kickbacks for

Vladimir Putin's efforts to ready Sochi for the Olympics has been criticized for alleged corruption and human rights abuses :: Ivan Sekretarev/AP

Russia's Olympic construction committee (Olympstroy) has long been suspected of illegitimate business practices, money laundering, bribes and kickbacks for authorities. But the reaction of Russian officials to the film's release -- only one showing of Putin's Games is being permitted at the ArtDoc Film Festival in Moscow, where it is scheduled to make its Russian debut on Dec. 6 -- and alleged attempts to buy the filmmakers' silence only fuels suspicion that the upcoming celebration of sport in Sochi has a dark side the host country doesn't want revealed.