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title: 'The Wizard of the Kremlin (2025)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Olivier Assayas'
released: '2025-08-31'
runtime_minutes: 156
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-2025'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32386654/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Wizard of the Kremlin (2025)

2025 · 156 min · Drama, Thriller · France

Original title: Le Mage du Kremlin

## Synopsis

The Wizard of the Kremlin is a 2025 English-language French political satire film directed by Olivier Assayas, who co-wrote the screenplay with Emmanuel Carrère. It is based on the 2022 novel by Giuliano da Empoli. It follows the fictional government official Vadim Baranov during the final years of the Soviet Union and the turbulent start of the Russian Federation, while a young Vladimir Putin rises to power. It also stars Alicia Vikander, Will Keen, Tom Sturridge and Jeffrey Wright.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Olivier Assayas](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivier-assayas)
- **Screenplay:** [Olivier Assayas](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivier-assayas), [Emmanuel Carrère](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmanuel-carrere)
- **Producer:** [Olivier Delbosc](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivier-delbosc)
- **Director of Photography:** [Yorick Le Saux](https://cinepixo.com/people/yorick-le-saux)
- **Editor:** [Marion Monnier](https://cinepixo.com/people/marion-monnier)

## Cast

- [Jeffrey Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-wright)
- [Tom Sturridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-sturridge)
- [Zach Galifianakis](https://cinepixo.com/people/zach-galifianakis)
- [Alicia Vikander](https://cinepixo.com/people/alicia-vikander)
- [Jude Law](https://cinepixo.com/people/jude-law) as Vladimir Putin
- [Paul Dano](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-dano)
- [Will Keen](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-keen) as Boris Berezovsky
- [Andris Keišs](https://cinepixo.com/people/andris-keiss) as Yevgeny Prigozhin
- [Andrei Zayats](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrei-zayats) as Igor Sechin

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