Watch this tension boiling official political drama upcoming film ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’. It stars Paul Dano, Jude Law and Alicia Vikander.
The main character of the plot finds main character Vadim Baranov played by Dano. A fictional lead. He shares many common traits with Russian politician Vladislav Surkov, whose a typical profile. A described rap lover, avant-garde theater director, writer and businessman. Which even the New York Times called one of Russia’s most fascinating people.
The novel draws on many historical facts, many of which feature Vladimir Putin, one of the novel’s central characters. His arrival comes amid demands for authority sparked by the chaos of the 1990s in Russia.
Out May 15, 2026 Dig out the synopsis and the sneak peak official trailer below!
Plot Synopsis:
The author recounts his imagined meeting, one night in Moscow, with the enigmatic Vadim Baranov, once an artist, producer of reality TV shows, and éminence grise of Vladimir Putin, nicknamed “the Tsar”. Retired from business at the time of the story, Baranov recounts his youth, his life in 1990s Russia, his contribution to the political rise of “the Tsar” from 1999 and his experience of power, the central theme of the book
