The Wizard of the Kremlin

Name: The Wizard of the Kremlin
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026-01-21
Duration: 2 h 16 min
Cast: Paul Dano, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge

Le Mage du Kremlin

2026 · 2h 16m · Drama · France, United Kingdom · Rated R (US)

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

Written by

Olivier Assayas, Emmanuel Carrère

Based on the novel by

Giuliano da Empoli

Starring

Paul Dano, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge

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1990s2000s2010sbased on novel or bookcapitalismcollapse of soviet unioncomplicitydark comedyfictionalized historyhistorical fictionliterary adaptationlondon, englandmoscow, russianew york cityolympicsperiod dramapolitical dramapolitical figurerise to powerrussiarussian federationsoviet unionstockholm, swedenvladimir putin

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