Drama · France · 2026 · 2h 16m

The Wizard of the Kremlin

Le mage du Kremlin

The Wizard of the Kremlin poster
Director
Olivier Assayas
Cast
Paul Dano as Vadim Baranov Jude Law as Vladimir Putin Alicia Vikander as Ksenia Tom Sturridge as Dmitri Sidorov Will Keen as Boris Berezovsky Jeffrey Wright as Rowland
Crew
Yorick Le Saux — Director of Photography Marion Monnier — Editor Olivier Assayas — Writer Emmanuel Carrère — Writer Giuliano da Empoli — Novel Olivier Delbosc — Producer
Tagline

Power was the plan. Putin was the consequence.

Synopsis

In the chaos of post-Soviet Russia, rising KGB officer Vladimir Putin joins forces with master manipulator Vadim Baranov to reshape life behind the Iron Curtain, using violence and deception to change the world forever.

Trailer The Wizard of the Kremlin — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
new york citylondon, englandbased on novel or bookcapitalismsoviet unionstockholm, swedenhistorical fictionperiod dramarise to powermoscow, russialiterary adaptationvladimir putin
Key Collaborators
Olivier Assayas Director Yorick Le Saux Director of Photography Marion Monnier Editor Olivier Assayas Writer Emmanuel Carrère Writer Giuliano da Empoli Novel Olivier Delbosc Producer Sidonie Dumas Producer François-Renaud Labarthe Production Design Jürgen Doering Costume Design
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