The Wizard of the Kremlin
Power was the plan. Putin was the consequence.
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
- Worldwide
- $8M
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Cast
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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.
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- Worldwide gross
- $8M
- Release date
- Jan 21, 2026
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, Russian
- Country
- France, United Kingdom
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