CinemaOSMovie · 2026 · 2h 16m · R
The Wizard of the Kremlin

Power was the plan. Putin was the consequence.

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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 byOlivier Assayas

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 16m
Language
FR
Released
January 21, 2026
Revenue
$8,440,584
Studios
Curiosa FilmsGaumontFrance 2 Cinéma

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Exclusively In Cinemas April 17

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Paul Dano

Paul Dano

Vadim Baranov

Jude Law

Jude Law

Vladimir Putin

Alicia Vikander

Alicia Vikander

Ksenia

Tom Sturridge

Tom Sturridge

Dmitri Sidorov

Will Keen

Will Keen

Boris Berezovsky

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Rowland

Andrei Zayats

Andrei Zayats

Igor Sechine

Kaspars Kambala

Kaspars Kambala

Alexander Zaldostanov

Andris Keišs

Andris Keišs

Yevgeny Prigozhin

George Sogis

Boris Yeltsin

Creative team
Directed by
Olivier Assayas
Olivier Assayas
Written by
Olivier Assayas
Olivier Assayas
Emmanuel Carrère
Emmanuel Carrère
Produced by
Olivier Delbosc
Olivier Delbosc
Sidonie Dumas
Sidonie Dumas

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