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The Wizard of the Kremlin

Olivier Assayas

2026 • 2h 16m

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 Wizard of the Kremlin

Official Trailer

Cast

Paul Dano

Paul DanoVadim Baranov

Jude Law

Jude LawVladimir Putin

Alicia Vikander

Alicia VikanderKsenia

Tom Sturridge

Tom SturridgeDmitri Sidorov

Will Keen

Will KeenBoris Berezovsky

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey WrightRowland

Andrei Zayats

Andrei ZayatsIgor Sechine

Kaspars Kambala

Kaspars KambalaAlexander Zaldostanov

Andris Keišs

Andris KeišsYevgeny Prigozhin

George SogisBoris Yeltsin

Magne-Håvard Brekke

Magne-Håvard BrekkeEduard Limonov

Emmanuel Carrère

Emmanuel CarrèreEdouard Vercambre

Elisa Lasowski

Elisa LasowskiMarylène

Marija Linarte

Marija LinarteAnastasia Chekova

Dmitry KrupnikovBaranov's Father

Crew

Olivier Assayas

Olivier AssayasDirector

Emmanuel Carrère

Emmanuel CarrèreWriter

Olivier Delbosc

Olivier DelboscProducer

Yorick Le Saux

Yorick Le SauxDirector of Photography

Michael Paletta

Michael PalettaExecutive Producer

Antoinette Boulat

Antoinette BoulatCasting Director

Marion Monnier

Marion MonnierEditor

François-Renaud Labarthe

François-Renaud LabartheProduction Design

Stéphane Germain

Stéphane GermainKey Grip

Walter Romand

Walter RomandDrone Pilot

Emilien Bignon

Emilien BignonAssociate Producer

Sidonie Dumas

Sidonie DumasProducer

Niraj Bhatia

Niraj BhatiaExecutive Producer

Joel Michaely

Joel MichaelyExecutive Producer

Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen

Thi Thanh Tu NguyenMakeup Designer

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