Power was the plan. Putin was the consequence.
The Wizard of the Kremlin
53Standing
95th of 204 in Cinéma Français
- Out-grossed 44% of Cinéma Français releases with reported figures ($8M).
- Momentum in the 84th percentile.
- Audience rating 6.5 from 268 votes, the 39th percentile.
- Cost
- Not on record
- Took
- $8M
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The picture
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.
- Released
- 21 January 2026
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- Language
- French
- Industry
- Cinéma Français
Top billedAll 21 credits
- Paul DanoVadim Baranov
- Jude LawVladimir Putin
- Alicia VikanderKsenia
- Tom SturridgeDmitri Sidorov
- Will KeenBoris Berezovsky
- Jeffrey WrightRowland
Made by
- Director
- Olivier Assayas
- Writer
- Olivier Assayas, Emmanuel Carrère
- Director of Photography
- Yorick Le Saux
- Producer
- Olivier Delbosc, Sidonie Dumas
Filed under
Drama