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Power was the plan. Putin was the consequence.

The Wizard of the Kremlin

6.5 / 10 6.5 2026 2h 16mR

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.

Directed by Olivier Assayas

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CAST

The people behind the story

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