Film2026156 min

The Wizard of the Kremlin

Name: The Wizard of the Kremlin
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026
Duration: 156 min
Cast: Paul Dano, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge, Will Keen

Taste attributes: dramacrimehistoricalcomedybiographyespionagesportsslowunsavouryrealisticintricatelinearall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilgame/competitionrags to richesrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA realistic drama, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like patience over pace.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

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Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Russia, early 1990s. Amid post-Soviet chaos, a brilliant young man, Vadim Baranov, charts his path. First an artist, then a reality TV producer, he becomes the spin doctor to a rising KGB agent: Vladimir Putin. At the heart of power, Baranov shapes the new Russia, blurring the boundaries between truth and lies, belief and manipulation. Only the magnetic Ksenia is beyond his control, tempting him away from this dangerous game. Years later, after retreating into silence and shrouded in mystery, Baranov finally opens up, revealing the dark secrets of the regime he helped build.

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