Release Date
May 15, 2026 (Limited)
Director
Olivier Assayas
Writer
Olivier Assayas, Emmanuel Carrère
Cast
Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge, Will Keen, Jeffrey Wright, Jude Law
Studio
Running Time
136 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for language, some sexual material, graphic nudity, violence and a grisly image
What is The Wizard of the Kremlin about?
In the chaos of post-Soviet Russia, rising KGB officer Vladimir Putin (Jude Law) joins forces with master manipulator Vadim Baranov (Paul Dano) to reshape life behind the Iron Curtain, using violence and deception to change the world forever. Putin and Baranov’s reign of chaos begins with lies and corruption, and quickly escalates to assassinations, tyranny, and eventually all-out war.
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