The Wizard of the Kremlin

The Wizard of the Kremlin

2026 · 136 min · FR · R · 6.5 (181 votes)
Dir. Olivier Assayas · Starring Paul Dano, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge, Will Keen, Jeffrey Wright

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.

VIBE

This is a chillingly plausible, slow-burn descent into the machinations of power. It feels like a historical thriller, exposing the morally gray compromises made in the pursuit of influence and control.

cynicaltensegrittyunsettlingsteadypolitical thrillerperiod dramaneo-realismpowercorruptioncomplicityhistory
new york citylondon, englandbased on novel or bookcapitalismsoviet unionstockholm, swedenhistorical fictionperiod dramarise to powermoscow, russialiterary adaptationvladimir putinpolitical figure1990srussia2000srussian federation2010s
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