Based on the best-selling Giuliano da Empoli novel, “The Wizard of the Kremlin” sees Paul Dano in the role of a fictional Russian spin doctor, Vadim Baranov, in the dramatic tale that sees his character caught up in and influencing the world of Vladimir Putin, played by Jude Law, during his rise to power, from director Oliver Assayas.
An international trailer has made its way online as the pic has assembled an impressive supporting cast that features Alicia Vikander (“The Danish Girl,” “The Green Knight”), Tom Sturridge (“The Sandman”), Jeffrey Wright (“American Fiction,”) and Will Keen (“His Dark Materials”).
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An official logline for the Putin drama from Gaumont:
The year is 2019. An American journalist (Wright) with a longstanding interest in Russian history is invited to the luxurious dacha of Vadim Baranov (Dano), once dubbed “the new Rasputin” for the 15 years he spent as a close advisor to Vladimir Putin (Law). Having retired from politics, Baranov looks back on his incredible life, from his university days in the immediate post-Soviet era — when he met the love of his life (Vikander) — to his tenure overseeing trashy television shows to his role in transforming a seemingly uncharismatic Federal Security Service chief into Russia’s indomitable president. The Chechen war, the sinking of the Kursk nuclear submarine, interference in foreign politics, the monopolization of power: these and other colossal events unfolded under Baranov’s watch, whether he approved or not.
Check out the new trailer for “The Wizard of the Kremlin” below, as we wait for an official domestic release date (coming to French cinemas on January 21), and you can read The Playlist’s review for the upcoming drama from our Venice Film Festival coverage right here.
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