Drama

The Wizard of the Kremlin

Directed byOlivier Assayas

2026 · 2h 16m · Kijkwijzer 12

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.

Cast & crew

Cast

  • Paul DanoVadim Baranov
  • Jude LawVladimir Putin
  • Alicia VikanderKsenia
  • Tom SturridgeDmitri Sidorov
  • Will KeenBoris Berezovsky
  • Jeffrey WrightRowland
  • Andrei ZayatsIgor Sechine
  • Kaspars KambalaAlexander Zaldostanov
  • Andris KeišsYevgeny Prigozhin
  • George SogisBoris Yeltsin
  • Magne-Håvard BrekkeEduard Limonov
  • Emmanuel CarrèreEdouard Vercambre

Crew

  • Olivier AssayasDirector, Writer
  • Emmanuel CarrèreWriter