Drama
The Wizard of the Kremlin
“Power was the plan. Putin was the consequence.”
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.
Directed by Olivier Assayas, Thomas Pierce, Scott Weber
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Status
Released
Released
January 21, 2026
Runtime
2h 16m
Language
English, Russian
Top 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
Elisa Lasowski
Marylène
Marija Linarte
Anastasia Chekova
Dmitry Krupnikov
Baranov's Father
Dmitry Turchaninov
Garry Kasparov
Ints Indriksons
Badri
Egons Dombrovskis
St. Petersburg Friend
Vadim Nikolaychuk
Dmitry Medvedev
Kaspars Kārkliņš
White House Official
