Kremļa burvis / Кремлевский волшебник / The Wizard of the Kremlin

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 The Wizard of the Kremlin

France , 2025 , 150m

Directed by Olivier Assayas

Cast: Paul Dano,Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge, Jeffrey Wright, Andris Keiss, Kaspars Kambala.

Russia, early 1990s. The USSR has collapsed. Amid the chaos of a country rebuilding itself, a fiercely

intelligent young man, Vadim Baranov, is charting his path.

First, an avant-garde artist, then a reality TV show producer, he becomes the unofficial advisor to a

former KGB agent destined to seize absolute power, the man who will soon be known as “The Tsar”,

Vladimir Putin.

Immersed in the heart of the system, Baranov becomes the spin doctor of the new Russia, shaping

speeches, fantasies and perceptions. Yet one figure remains beyond his control: Ksenia, a free-spirited

and elusive woman who embodies the possibility of escape — far from political influence and

domination.

Fifteen years later, after retreating into silence, Baranov agrees to talk. What he reveals blurs the

boundaries between truth and fiction, belief and strategy. The Wizard of the Kremlin is a descent into

the dark corridors of power, a film where every word serves a scheme.