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The Wizard of the Kremlin (2026) [N/A]

Release Date:
January 21, 2026

Original Title:
The Wizard of the Kremlin

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Curiosa Films
France 2 Cinéma
Gaumont

Production Countries:
France

Ratings / Certifications:
KR: 15 

Runtime: 156

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

"B" Camera Operator:
Maéva Drecq

Art Department Coordinator:
Mareks Bērents

Art Designer:
Annija Minalgo

Art Direction:
Aksels Millers

Best Boy Electric:
Brice Bailly

Casting:
Jessie Frost

Casting Director:
Antoinette Boulat

Co-Executive Producer:
Max Kondziolka
Dean Sansovich

Costume Design:
Jürgen Doering

Data Wrangler:
Sergey Manto

Director:
Olivier Assayas

Director of Photography:
Yorick Le Saux

Drone Operator:
Lucien Durris
Frederic Moura

Drone Pilot:
Alex Bouton
Walter Romand

Editor:
Marion Monnier

Executive Producer:
Thomas Pierce
Scott Weber
Alexandra Abrams
Lee Broda
Robert K. MacLean
Stuart Manashil
Michael Paletta
Jeff Rice

First Assistant "A" Camera:
Dmitry Tartishnikov

First Assistant "B" Camera:
Denis Sorogin

First Assistant Editor:
Joël Li

Focus Puller:
Benjamin Colleye

Gaffer:
Torben Wenneberg

Grip:
Lucas Pouzol

Hair Designer:
Ryo Murakawa

Hair Supervisor:
Kerstin Weller

Key Grip:
Quentin Boschini
Stéphane Germain

Key Makeup Artist:
Frédérique Foglia

Makeup Artist:
Nadja Monko

Novel:
Giuliano da Empoli

Picture Car Coordinator:
Aldis Hofmanis

Producer:
Olivier Delbosc

Production Assistant:
Vera Leyina

Production Design:
François-Renaud Labarthe

Production Manager:
Olita Varpa

Second Assistant "A" Camera:
Maris Pilats

Second Assistant "B" Camera:
Emils Skrivelis

Second Assistant Director:
Zanda Ramane

Set Decoration:
Aivars Dambis

Set Dresser:
Dima Buks

Still Photographer:
Carole Béthuel

Third Assistant Director:
Arturs Zeps

Writer:
Olivier Assayas
Emmanuel Carrère

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