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.
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Cast
65 people
Paul Dano
Vadim Baranov
Known for
Swiss Army Man
There Will Be Blood
Jude Law
Vladimir Putin
Known for
Sherlock Holmes
Captain Marvel
Alicia Vikander
Ksenia
Known for
Tomb Raider
Ex Machina
Tom Sturridge
Dmitri Sidorov
Known for
The Sandman
The Boat That Rocked
Will Keen
Boris Berezovsky
Known for
His Dark Materials
The Crown
Jeffrey Wright
Rowland
Known for
Westworld
What If...?
Zach Galifianakis
Known for
The Hangover
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Andrei Zayats
Igor Sechine
Known for
The Night Manager
The Agency
Kaspars Kambala
Alexander Zaldostanov
Also in
Homo Novus
The Bone-Dry
Andris Keišs
Yevgeny Prigozhin
Known for
Loveless
Two Prosecutors
George Sogis
Boris Yeltsin
No other roles listed
Magne-Håvard Brekke
Eduard Limonov
Known for
Overdrive
Goodbye First Love
Olivier Assayas Director · Emmanuel Carrère Writer Giuliano da Empoli Author
Worldwide gross $8.4M · United States release May 15, 2026 · Produced in Italy, France, United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$8,440,584
Production
Curiosa Films
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Tribune Pictures
Production
LB Entertainment
Production
Jeff Rice Films
Production
PCE Films
Production
Italy · France · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Mage du Kremlin
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
Italy · August 31, 2025
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · January 21, 2026
Theatrical
United States · May 15, 2026
Theatrical
United States
March 7, 2026 · Premiere · Rendez-Vous with French Cinema
Argentina
April 23, 2026 · Theatrical
Australia
June 3, 2026 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
July 23, 2026 · Theatrical
Austria
April 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Bahrain
May 14, 2026 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 28, 2026 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Canada
September 5, 2025 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Chile
April 16, 2026 · Theatrical
Croatia
February 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 14, 2025 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
January 30, 2026 · Theatrical
Finland
March 13, 2026 · Theatrical
France
November 11, 2025 · Premiere · Arras Film Festival
September 1, 2026 · Digital · Canal+
September 1, 2026 · TV · Canal+
Germany
April 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Greece
March 12, 2026 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 2, 2026 · Theatrical
Iceland
October 5, 2025 · Premiere · Reykjavik International Film Festival
Ireland
April 17, 2026 · Theatrical
Israel
September 27, 2026 · Premiere · Haifa International Film Festival
October 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Italy
February 12, 2026 · Theatrical
Latvia
February 6, 2026 · Theatrical
Malta
June 21, 2026 · Premiere · Mediterrane Film Festival
Mexico
April 16, 2026 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 31, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
February 26, 2026 · Theatrical
March 28, 2026 · Premiere · Movies That Matter Festival
New Zealand
August 1, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
January 19, 2026 · Premiere · Tromsø International Film Festival
Peru
April 30, 2026 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 9, 2025 · Premiere · Lisboa Film Festival
Puerto Rico
July 9, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Fine Arts
Qatar
May 14, 2026 · Theatrical
Romania
May 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Saudi Arabia
December 6, 2025 · Premiere · Red Sea International Film Festival
May 14, 2026 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 18, 2025 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
September 19, 2025 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
February 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 23, 2026 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
March 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 28, 2025 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
April 23, 2026 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 9, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Türkiye
May 8, 2026 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
May 14, 2026 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 3, 2026 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
April 17, 2026 · Theatrical
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