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The Wizard of the Kremlin

The Wizard of the Kremlin2026

★6.5136 minDrama

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.

Director

Olivier Assayas

Writer

Olivier Assayas Emmanuel Carrère

Stars

Paul Dano Jude Law Alicia Vikander

Cast64

Paul Dano
as Vadim Baranov
Jude Law
as Vladimir Putin
Alicia Vikander
as Ksenia
Tom Sturridge
as Dmitri Sidorov
Will Keen
as Boris Berezovsky
Jeffrey Wright
as Rowland
Andrei Zayats
as Igor Sechine
Kaspars Kambala
as Alexander Zaldostanov
Andris Keišs
as Yevgeny Prigozhin
G
George Sogis
as Boris Yeltsin
Magne-Håvard Brekke
as Eduard Limonov
Emmanuel Carrère
as Edouard Vercambre
Elisa Lasowski
as Marylène
Marija Linarte
as Anastasia Chekova
D
Dmitry Krupnikov
as Baranov's Father
D
Dmitry Turchaninov
as Garry Kasparov
I
Ints Indriksons
as Badri
Egons Dombrovskis
as St. Petersburg Friend
V
Vadim Nikolaychuk
as Dmitry Medvedev
K
Kaspars Kārkliņš
as White House Official
C
Clément Gyselinck
as Man-Dog
R
Rūdolfs Rācenājs
as Theater Student #1
S
Santa Breikša
as Theater Student #2
S
Sandis Runge
as Wasted Young Man
S
Sasha Komarova
as Platinium Blond Girl
E
Evisa Petrovska
as Butch Woman
Dārta Daneviča
as TV Producer #1
Anta Aizupe
as TV Producer #2
Mārcis Lācis
as Executive #1
Ivars Auzins
as Executive #2
Rodion Kuzmin
as Executive #3
Tom J. Benedict
as Media-Most #1
R
Romuald Lavrynovič
as Media-Most #2
Juhan Ulfsak
as Journalist Kursk #1
O
Olga Ipatova-Ignatyeva
as Journalist Kursk #2
Dainis Grūbe
as Journalist Kursk #3
E
Elizabete Marija Brante
as TV Journalist
H
Henrijs Arājs
as Anton
A
Arturs Solmanis
as Baranov 12yrs Old
Vaidotas Martinaitis
as Baranov's Father's Driver
H
Helen Omar
as Anja
L
Lija Arseneva
as Baba
Varvara Chekhs
as Greeter
Niklāvs Kurpnieks
as Television Host
Jēkabs Nīmanis
as Yeltsin Speech Director
M
Mārtiņš Freimanis
as Head Waiter French Restaurant
L
Lev Parkhomenko
as Reporter Astana
Varis Piņķis
as Helicopter Pilot
A
Alexander M. Johnson
as Putin's Secretary
Dan Cade
as Agent Johnson
Matthew Baunsgard
as US Talk Show Host
A
Andreas Pumilia
as Advisor
E
Emilia Melodia
as Nightclub Dancer
K
Kristina Matiakh
as Nightclub Dancer
K
Ksenija Litvinoskaja
as Nightclub Dancer
M
Marks Sannikovs
as Punk Band
D
Danila Boikovs
as Punk Club
R
Roberts Jermaks
as Punk Band
A
Artjemijs Belokrilecs
as Punk Band
A
Anton Ganin
as Punk Band
Thurston Moore
as Synthesizer Player
E
Evalds Lazarevics
as Synthesizer Player
R
Rim Bravura
as Accordionist
Kārlis Auzāns
as Cellist

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