Recently, there was some to-do about a French documentary about the color revolutions that was aired in Russia on the channel Rossiia (perhaps the most state-run of all state-run Russian TV channels) in a questionably edited version shortly after the Dissenters' March. The film was heavily advertised and purportedly showed Western involvement in the color revolutions in the post-Soviet space and Serbia. I couldn't find the original version on YouTube or Google Video. Here is (I think) the version that aired on Russian TV, with some portions edited out and the name of the film's French producer also chopped from the credits.
Here is another French documentary film, released last year. This one investigates the allegations that the Transnistrian de facto government has been and is engaged in trafficking arms - both those remaining in the Soviet-era Colbasna stockpile and small arms which it may be producing in its own factories. It has been said that the recent introduction of EUBAM border monitors conclusively proves that there is no longer any cross-border arms smuggling in the region; however, this film notes the existence of an airstrip in Tiraspol which may provide the opportunity for flying weapons out.
The tone of the film is fairly one-sided, but it is definitely worth watching. I've embedded a clip with the first 10 minutes below. Beneath the embedded clip are links to the other four ten-minute sections of the film.
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