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The Wizard of the Kremlin
JAN 21, 2026 · 136 MIN · DIR. OLIVIER ASSAYAS
Drama
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.
Cast
Paul Dano
Vadim Baranov
Jude Law
Vladimir Putin
Alicia Vikander
Ksenia
Tom Sturridge
Dmitri Sidorov
Will Keen
Boris Berezovsky
Jeffrey Wright
Rowland
Andrei Zayats
Igor Sechine
Kaspars Kambala
Alexander Zaldostanov
Andris Keišs
Yevgeny Prigozhin
George Sogis
Boris Yeltsin
Magne-Håvard Brekke
Eduard Limonov
Emmanuel Carrère
Edouard Vercambre
Crew
Writer
Olivier Assayas
Writer
Emmanuel Carrère
Director of Photography
Yorick Le Saux
Editor
Marion Monnier
Producer
Olivier Delbosc
Producer
Sidonie Dumas
