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The Wizard of the Kremlin (2026)

Power was the plan. Putin was the consequence.

  • Drama

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.

Rating
6.4 / 10 (295 votes)
Release date
January 21, 2026
Runtime
2h 16m
Language
French
Director
Olivier Assayas
Status
Released
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Top 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

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