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The Wizard of the Kremlin

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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. From TMDB

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  • Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.socialBluesky · May 14, 2026

    THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN is an odd but interesting and illuminating movie, with Jude Law doing a very good Putin. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/m...

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  • Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.meBluesky · Nov 10, 2025

    Trailer for the Jude Law Putin movie dropped. "The Wizard of the Kremlin." Looks like Paul Dano's character is the lead. The dialogue seems a bit on the nose. youtu.be/1r4YnQ85n7Q?...

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  • Film Crave @filmcrave.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2025

    Jude Law has been cast as Vladimir Putin in Olivier Assayas’s upcoming film ‘THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN’. 🎬 (Source: @deadline)

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  • Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.socialBluesky · May 14, 2026

    Today at The Reveal: You can read me on IS GOD IS and OBSESSION while @scotttobias.bsky.social reviews what sounds like the worst Harry Potter film yet: THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN.

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  • Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.comBluesky · Jan 11, 2025

    DISGUSTING NEWS: Jude Law will play Putin in the film “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” reports Deadline. His role is a supporting one, showing the dictator early in his political career.

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  • Alina Poliakova 🇺🇦 @poliakova.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2025

    Jude Law will play Putin in the film "The Wizard of the Kremlin" 🤮

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  • Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.socialBluesky · May 14, 2026

    Olivier Assayas's THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN, in which Jude Law somehow plays Vladimir Putin, has been getting not-great reviews, but I loved it at Venice last year and I love it still. www.vulture.com/article/revi...

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  • Sarah Manvel @cairdiul.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 3, 2026

    THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN 📽️ is out in a few weeks and I don't know which performance is better: Paul Dano as a slippery genius or Jude Law as Vladimir Putin (a piece of casting so crazy it just did work) movieswetextedabout.com/the-wizard-o...

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  • Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 2, 2025

    Alicia Vikander and Jude Law won the #VeniceFilmFestival photo call for #TheWizardoftheKremlin. Their co-stars all came in second (click for more) tomandlorenzo.com/2025/09/veni...

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  • Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 2, 2026

    2/3 the presence of Russian funding behind the production. A notable example is Oliver Assayas' film The Wizard of the Kremlin, starring Jude Law and Paul Dano, which was filmed in Riga and sponsored through a shell company linked to the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, with direct connections to Putin.

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  • Unofficial CTV News Mirror @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 31, 2025

    Jude Law debuts portrayal of Vladimir Putin in ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’ at Venice Film Festival

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  • The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.comBluesky · Mar 26, 2025

    The first on-set photos of English actor Jude Law in his portrayal of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Olivier Assayas’ “The Wizard of the Kremlin” were released this week. Here is everything we know about the film so far:

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  • Pen2Net @pen2net.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 15, 2025

    Jude Law confirmed he'll be playing Vladimir Putin in upcoming Olivier Assayas film The Wizard Of The Kremlin. Casting news announced that Jude Law would be appearing in Olivier Assayas’ upcoming film The Wizard Of The Kremlin, an adaptation of Giuliano da Empoli’s 2022 novel of the same name.

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  • Richard Whittaker @rmwhittaker.bsky.socialBluesky · May 20, 2026

    THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN may be one of the best films about modern Russian politics and the perils of grey men. Paul Dano's soothing monotone speaks to the normalizing of horrors. www.austinchronicle.com/screens/film...

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  • Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 24, 2026

    Tarantino dragged Paul Dano’s acting in There Will Be Blood, calling him “weak, weak, uninteresting” and saying the film would rank higher for him if not for Dano. And critics are saying the same thing about Dano in The Wizard of the Kremlin.

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  • The Film Stage @thefilmstage.comBluesky · Apr 23, 2026

    The poster for Olivier Assayas' The Wizard of the Kremlin, opening May 15. Explore our summer movie preview: thefilmstage.com/40-films-to-...

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  • The Film Stage @thefilmstage.comBluesky · Aug 12, 2025

    "I don’t know what the film is until I’ve screened it, until it has been seen by a full house with the worst or the best possible audience." Olivier Assayas talks with Nick Newman about Suspended Time and The Wizard of the Kremlin: thefilmstage.com/olivier-assa...

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  • Tyler Treese @tylertreese.bsky.socialBluesky · May 13, 2026

    Paul Dano is one of my favorite actors, so I was very excited to speak with him about The Wizard of the Kremlin. Just as nice and thoughtful as you'd hope! www.comingsoon.net/movies/featu...

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  • People Magazine @people.comBluesky · Jan 11, 2025

    The 52-year-old actor revealed that he will play Russian President Vladimir Putin in an upcoming film titled 'The Wizard of the Kremlin.'

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  • Stefan Ellison @mrcoat.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 18, 2026

    Added This Week: Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Suzume, The Wizard of the Kremlin letterboxd.com/mrcoat/list/...

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  • The Arts Fuse @theartsfuse.bsky.socialBluesky · May 16, 2026

    @pkeough1.bsky.social on "The Wizard of the Kremlin": A stylish but troubling portrait that soft-pedals power, propaganda, and Vladimir Putin. artsfuse.org/328923/film-...?

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  • The Film Stage @thefilmstage.comBluesky · May 14, 2026

    Jude Law is impressive as Vladimir Putin in Olivier Assayas' The Wizard of the Kremlin, elevating a rather toothless historical thriller. Read @savinapetkova.bsky.social's review as the film opens in theaters:

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  • Inside the Arthouse @insidethearthouse.comBluesky · May 7, 2026

    Director Olivier Assayas breaks down the ideas behind The Wizard of the Kremlin—a film about how power is really built. Not through spectacle… but through strategy, narrative, and control. The film explores how an authoritarian regime takes shape— youtube.com/shorts/EVM9I...

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  • Inside the Arthouse @insidethearthouse.comBluesky · May 6, 2026

    Filmmaker Olivier Assayas introduces The Wizard of the Kremlin—a film exploring the forces behind political influence, image-making, and the construction of modern power. With Jude Law transforming into Vladimir Putin. #theWizardOfTheKremlin boxd.it/NhhA

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  • Jack Emmett Taylor @jackemmett.artBluesky · May 5, 2026

    Saw The Wizard of the Kremlin tonight at a mystery showing and it was absolutely the worst movie I've seen so far this year. letterboxd.com/cesiousblue/...

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  • Signature Entertainment @signatureuk.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 3, 2026

    Exclusively in cinemas from 17 April, watch the new trailer for 'The Wizard of The Kremlin', A new film by Olivier Assayas.

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  • Dejan Pantic @serbianism.comBluesky · Nov 12, 2025

    Ugh, trailer for "The Wizard of the Kremlin". Jude Law with a terrible toupee: "EYE WANT PAWA!" Comic book villain nonsense. These are much more banal people, they don't want PAWA, they want super-yachts with sex slaves, and do not prance around doing the Bolshoi Theatre ballet of the double jeu.

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  • TBATBA.NO / Kulturplattformen TBA @tbatbadottno.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 7, 2025

    Vi rapporterer fra filmfestivalen i Venezia og har sett «The Wizard of the Kremlin» med Jude Law i rollen som Vladimir Putin, og Paul Dano som den fiktive karakteren Vadim Baranov. Episode kommer snart! #hvergangvirantes #podcast #thewizardofthekremlin #film

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  • Multi⚡️Streaming @thefutureway.comBluesky · Aug 16, 2025

    Toronto International Film Festival Jude Law Confirms He's Playing Vladimir Putin in 'The Wizard of the Kremlin' Reunited On-Screen With Alicia Vikander TIFF SCREENING DATES via~~> tiff.net/films/the-wi...

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  • SterlingC69 @sterlingc69.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 18, 2026

    If you get the chance, find and watch the movie "The Wizard of the Kremlin". I don't know how much of it is true, but it damn sure relates to what is happening in the United States and the directions trump is taking. Very interesting movie.

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  • Simon @sidewalken.comBluesky · Jul 24, 2026

    I have no idea if it’s a good film or not, but every still I see from “The Wizard of the Kremlin” has an a creepy uncanny valley feel - like it’s acted by wax museum renditions of Paul Dano and Jude Law.

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  • VHS Tracking @vhstracking.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 24, 2026

    A new episode of the Movie Squad Podcast where myself and Simon Miraudo talk cinema with RTRFM Breakfast host Pam Boland. We cover THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN and THE LAST VIKING. Listen on the RTR website or your favourite podcasting app! rtrfm.com.au/podcasts/mov...

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  • S&A Schlocktober @schlockandawe1.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 15, 2026

    The Wizard of the Kremlin S&A Review

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  • Brice Ezell @briceezell.bsky.socialBluesky · May 20, 2026

    THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN is the second movie, after THE GOLDFINCH, starring Jeffrey Wright that wastes his talents entirely, and is so boring that I nearly walked out on it. Not what I expected to say of an Assayas-directed film with Jude Law playing Putin. boxd.it/ersqql

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  • Catherine P. Henry @catherine-p-henry.bsky.socialBluesky · May 19, 2026

    Here is a review of the recent film "The Wizard of the Kremlin." I posted a few thoughts about this film recently, but here is a review in Boston's online art magazine The Arts Fuse. artsfuse.org/328923/film-...

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  • Film Festival Today @filmfestivaltoday.bsky.socialBluesky · May 15, 2026

    @chrisreedfilm.bsky.social reviews THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN filmfestivaltoday.com/film-reviews... #filmsky

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  • YPA Reviews @ypareviews.bsky.socialBluesky · May 13, 2026

    There are so many missed opportunities, poor pacing, and laughable performances that make The Wizard of the Kremlin a forgettable viewing experience that Putin wouldn’t even bat an eye at. #PaulDano #JudeLaw #moviereview www.ypareviews.com/blog/2026/5/...

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  • Brian Bowe @brian-bowe.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 18, 2026

    “The whistlestop tour of modern Russian history offered by The Wizard of the Kremlin is broad and sporadic, lapsing into piecemeal.” THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN review ✍️ @cynicalfilm.bsky.social 🍿 in cinemas now headstuff.org/entertainmen...

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  • When To Screen @whentoscreen.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 13, 2026

    THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN (2025) - Official Trailer In Theaters: May 15, 2026 Studio: Vertical Entertainment #TheWizardOfTheKremlin whentostream.com/olivier-assa...

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  • Branko Milanovic @brankomilan.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 7, 2026

    Continuing w/ my intermittent movie reviews. The Wizard of the Kremlin is watchable although way too long, and the worst part: one has no idea what the purpose of the movie is. Is it to show how a young artist can morph into a cynical servant to power?

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  • Eye For Film @eyeforfilm.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 6, 2026

    A young political advisor rises to power after attaching himself to Vladimir Putin in The Wizard Of The Kremlin www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/the-w... #GFF26 #filmsky 🎬

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  • Is Paul Dano OK Presents: Hail to the Keith @ispauldanook.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 28, 2026

    Anybody up at #GFF this year and checking out The Wizard of the Kremlin! The one time I don't attend for work and it might be the only chance to see this goddamn film.

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  • Multi⚡️Streaming @thefutureway.comBluesky · Dec 2, 2025

    The Wizard of the Kremlin (2025) ⭐️5.8 | Drama, History, Thriller | 2h 32m www.imdb.com/title/tt3238... France release date film 🎥 The Wizard of the Kremlin (French title: Le Mage du Kremlin) is January 21 Director: Olivier Assayas - Main Cast: Jude Law, Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander, and Tom Sturrid

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  • D. A. Rupprecht @darupprecht.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 31, 2025

    apnews.com/article/veni... Law debuts portrayal of Vladimir Putin in 'The Wizard of the Kremlin' at Venice Film Festival

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  • Sandra Veinberg @sandraveinberg.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 13, 2025

    English actor Jude Law has confirmed he’s set to play Vladimir Putin in Olivier Assayas’ upcoming movie, The Wizard of the Kremlin.⁠ ⁠

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  • Brianna Chesser @chessercat.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 26, 2026

    What’s really bizarre is that they’re apparently more scared of him than they are of Putin and his orcs. I bought Le mage du Kremlin for kindle, and Amazon now sells The Wizard of the Kremlin in English, a movie I rented on Apple, and that’s now streaming on Disney. I have many questions…

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  • Ms. Kevin @kkalmes31.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 7, 2026

    The Wizard of the Kremlin | Rotten Tomatoes www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_wizard_of_the_kremlin Me: an interesting docu-movie

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  • Patty Mathews @foreverpattym.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 23, 2026

    Disney+ movie time. The Wizard of the Kremlin R 2025 ‧ Political thriller/Fiction ‧ 2h 36m www.imdb.com/title/tt3238...

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  • Simon Waite @thecinemascene.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 31, 2026

    The Wizard of the Kremlin should've been one of my favourite films of the year instead its one of the worst, a dull episodic slog about a fascinating figure that feels sidelined when they should've been the core focus simwmovies.blogspot.com/2026/07/film...

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  • The Scoop @thescoop-au.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 17, 2026

    Our review of The Wizard of the Kremlin, in cinemas 23 July. thescoop.au/film-review-...

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  • Em4democracy @emmy4democracy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 15, 2026

    Watched two great movies tonight with oldest son: The Wizard of the Kremlin and Pressure. 17yr old and I both thought each leading actor/supporting actor gave Oscar winning performances in each movie.

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  • Mary E. @maryryder013.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 4, 2026

    it's not a great movie or acting, but The Wizard of the Kremlin gives some insight as to where trump got his idea of fake gold 'decor'? Also how to become a dictator - Putin is his mentor... Plus Ukraine gets a mention.

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  • Eric Marchen @ericmarchen.bsky.socialBluesky · May 19, 2026

    THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN director Olivier Assayas stresses that he wasn’t making a film about Vladimir Putin, but how the scary and baffling transformation of modern politics took hold of Russia. THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN is now playing in theatres. #Rogerstv bit.ly/4deBsiE

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  • Ask Dave Taylor @askdavetaylor.comBluesky · May 18, 2026

    Film break! The dark, intense new film “The Wizard of the Kremlin” explores the creation of the Vladimir Putin mythos in a tough, cynical political drama. It's very good. Here's my review… planetdave.com/2026/05/film... #film #movies #russia #history

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  • 1godzillafan, The MST3K & Clara Stan @1godzillafan.bsky.socialBluesky · May 18, 2026

    Cinema Playground Journal is basking in that afterglow of the possibility that I've just seen what could be my favorite movie of the year. Witness as I obsess over Obsession. Also, a look at In the Grey and The Wizard of the Kremlin mst3krifftrax.blogspot.com/2026/05/cine...

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  • RalfGrahn @ralfgrahn.bsky.socialBluesky · May 18, 2026

    #film #cinema #Putin ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’ Review: The New Rasputin www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/m...

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  • Catherine P. Henry @catherine-p-henry.bsky.socialBluesky · May 16, 2026

    If anyone has views about Vladislav Surkov, please reply. He was Putin's éminence grise. He is depicted as Putin's advisor Vladislav Baranov in the new film "The Wizard of the Kremlin." Read about Surkov BEFORE seeing the film or you won't have the political context to understand the film.

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  • Rob @flickmythrob.bsky.socialBluesky · May 14, 2026

    While it may seem as if the likes of Paul Dano as Vadim Baranov and Jude Law as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin would be an oddly distractive misstep, the real issue is just how dull the proceedings are #TheWizardoftheKremlin www.flickeringmyth.com/movie-review...

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  • Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review @deepfocusreview.bsky.socialBluesky · May 14, 2026

    Olivier Assayas crammed enough into THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN to justify a limited series, making the film feel overly dense and not fleshed out in some areas. But Paul Dano is excellent, and the material is engrossing. It opens today. www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/the-... #MovieSky #FilmSky

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  • Geek Vibes Nation @geekvibesnation.comBluesky · May 13, 2026

    ‘The Wizard Of The Kremlin’ Review – While The Performances Are Great, The Story – Nyet! geekvibesnation.com/the-wizard-o...

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