The Wizard of the Kremlin
May 15, 2026
Overview
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.
Cast and crew
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Olivier Assayas
Director
Paul Dano
Vadim Baranov
Jude Law
Vladimir Putin
Alicia Vikander
Ksenia
Tom Sturridge
Dmitri Sidorov
Will Keen
Boris Berezovsky
Jeffrey Wright
Rowland
Andrei Zayats
Igor Sechine
Kaspars Kambala
Alexander Zaldostanov
Andris Keišs
Yevgeny Prigozhin
GS
George Sogis
Boris Yeltsin
Magne-Håvard Brekke
Eduard Limonov
Emmanuel Carrère
Edouard Vercambre
Elisa Lasowski
Marylène
Marija Linarte
Anastasia Chekova
DK
Dmitry Krupnikov
Baranov's Father
DT
Dmitry Turchaninov
Garry Kasparov
II
Ints Indriksons
Badri
Egons Dombrovskis
St. Petersburg Friend
VN
Vadim Nikolaychuk
Dmitry Medvedev
KK
Kaspars Kārkliņš
White House Official
CG
Clément Gyselinck
Man-Dog
RR
Rūdolfs Rācenājs
Theater Student #1
SB
Santa Breikša
Theater Student #2
SR
Sandis Runge
Wasted Young Man
SK
Sasha Komarova
Platinium Blond Girl
EP
Evisa Petrovska
Butch Woman
Dārta Daneviča
TV Producer #1
Anta Aizupe
TV Producer #2
Mārcis Lācis
Executive #1
Ivars Auzins
Executive #2
Rodion Kuzmin
Executive #3
Tom J. Benedict
Media-Most #1
RL
Romuald Lavrynovič
Media-Most #2
Juhan Ulfsak
Journalist Kursk #1
OI
Olga Ipatova-Ignatyeva
Journalist Kursk #2
Dainis Grūbe
Journalist Kursk #3
EMB
Elizabete Marija Brante
TV Journalist
HA
Henrijs Arājs
Anton
AS
Arturs Solmanis
Baranov 12yrs Old
Vaidotas Martinaitis
Baranov's Father's Driver
HO
Helen Omar
Anja
LA
Lija Arseneva
Baba
VC
Varvara Chekhs
Greeter
Niklāvs Kurpnieks
Television Host
Jēkabs Nīmanis
Yeltsin Speech Director
Mārtiņš Freimanis
Head Waiter French Restaurant
LP
Lev Parkhomenko
Reporter Astana
Varis Piņķis
Helicopter Pilot
AMJ
Alexander M. Johnson
Putin's Secretary
Dan Cade
Agent Johnson
Matthew Baunsgard
US Talk Show Host
AP
Andreas Pumilia
Advisor
EM
Emilia Melodia
Nightclub Dancer
KM
Kristina Matiakh
Nightclub Dancer
KL
Ksenija Litvinoskaja
Nightclub Dancer
MS
Marks Sannikovs
Punk Band
DB
Danila Boikovs
Punk Club
RJ
Roberts Jermaks
Punk Band
AB
Artjemijs Belokrilecs
Punk Band
AG
Anton Ganin
Punk Band
Thurston Moore
Synthesizer Player
EL
Evalds Lazarevics
Synthesizer Player
RB
Rim Bravura
Accordionist
Kārlis Auzāns
Cellist