The Wizard of the Kremlin

The Wizard of the Kremlin R16 2026 136mins Jude Law is Vladimir Putin, starring opposite Paul Dano as a young Russian filmmaker who becomes an unlikely advisor to the President, in this film from Palme d'Or-nominated filmmaker Olivier Assayas. Russia, early 1990s. Amid post-Soviet chaos, a brilliant young man, Vadim Baranov (Dano), charts his path. First an artist, then a reality TV producer, he becomes the spin doctor to a rising KGB agent: Vladimir Putin (Law). At the heart of power, Baranov shapes the new Russia, blurring the boundaries between truth and lies, belief and manipulation. Only the magnetic Ksenia (Alicia Vikander) is beyond his control, tempting him away from this dangerous game. Years later, after retreating into silence and shrouded in mystery, Baranov finally opens up, revealing the dark secrets of the regime he helped build.