THE WIZARD FROM THE KREMLIN / The Kremlin Mage
Country: France, USA, 2025.
Genre: Political thriller
Duration: 152 '
Direction and screenplay: Oliver Assayas
Roles: Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright
Production: Mime Films, Tanit Films
Trailer: Wizard of Kremlin | Official Trailer | 2026 - YouTube
PROJECTION
26.2.2026. | 18:00
Sava Center, Blue Hall
SYNOPSIS
From visionary director Olivier Assayas, with a stellar cast led by Jude Law, Alicia Vikander and Paul Dehn, comes the Wizard from the Kremlin – a tense and subversive political thriller about power, passion and manipulation, based on the international bestseller by Giuliano da Empoli, which reveals the rise of Vladimir Putin through the eyes of his most mysterious adviser, Vadim Baranov.
Russia, early nineties. In the midst of post-Soviet chaos, a brilliant young man, Vadim Baranov, is looking for his way. First an artist, then a producer reality program, soon becomes a political strategist on the rise of a KGB agent - Vladimir Putin. At the very center of power, Baranov shapes the new Russia, blurring the lines between truth and lies, belief and manipulation. Only the charismatic Ksenia is beyond his control – a woman who tempts him to leave the dangerous game. Years later, after retreating into silence and secrecy, Baranov finally speaks out, revealing the dark secrets of the regime he helped create.
