[FILM REVIEW] THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN Review (2026)

Summary: A young Russian filmmaker becomes an unlikely advisor to Vladimir Putin as he rises to power in post-Soviet Russia, navigating the new era’s complexities and chaos.

Year: 2026

Cinema Release Dates:  13rd July 2026 (Australia), TBA (Thailand), 17th April 2026 (UK), 21st January 2028 (USA)

VOD Release Dates: TBA

Country: France, UK, USA

Director: Olivier Assayas

Screenwriter: Olivier Assayas, Emmanuel Carrere

Cast: Henrijs Arajs (Anton), Lija Arseneva (Baba), Dan Cade (Agent Johnson), Emmanuel Carrere (Edouard Vercambre), Paul Dano (Vadim Baranov), Magne Havard-Brekke Ints Indriksons (Badri), (Eduard Limonov), Kaspars Kambala (Alexander Zaldostanov), Will Keen (Boris Berezovsky), Andris Keiss (Yevgeny Prigozhin), Elisa Lasowski (Marylene), Jude Law (Vladimir Putin), Marija Linarte (Anastasia Chekhova), Vadim Nikolaychuk (Dmitry Medvedev), Helen Omar (Anja), Lev Parkhomenko (Reporter Astana), George Sogis (Boris Yeltsin), Arturs Solmanis (Baranov 12yrs old), Tom Sturridge (Dmitri Sidorov), Dmitry Turchaninov (Garry Kasparov), Alicia Vikander (Ksenia), Jeffrey Wright (Rowland), Andrei Zayats (Igor Sechine)

Running Time: 137 mins

Classification: MA15+ (Australia), TBC (Thailand), 15 (UK), R (USA)

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