In the chaos of post-Soviet Russia, rising KGB officer Vladimir Putin (Jude Law) joins forces with master manipulator Vadim Baranov (Paul Dano) to reshape life behind the Iron Curtain, using violence and deception to change the world forever. Putin and Baranov’s reign of chaos begins with lies and corruption, and quickly escalates to assassinations, tyranny, and eventually all-out war.
Directed and co-written by Olivier Assayas, based on the fictionalized novel Le Mage du Kremlin by Giuliano da Empoli. The cast also includes Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge, Will Keen, and Jeffrey Wright.
Vertical will release The Wizard of the Kremlin exclusively in North American theaters on May 15