Storyline
In the chaos of post-Soviet Russia, rising KGB officer Vladimir Putin joins forces with master manipulator Vadim Baranov to reshape life behind the Iron Curtain, using violence and deception to change the world forever.
Released
1/21/2026
Runtime
2h 16min
Director
Revenue
$7,606,890
Genre
Status
Released
Language
French
Production
Curiosa Films, Gaumont, France 2 Cinéma, Tribune Pictures, LB Entertainment, Jeff Rice Films, Pierce Capital Entertainment
Cast
Paul Dano
Vadim Baranov
Jude Law
Vladimir Putin
Alicia Vikander
Ksenia
Tom Sturridge
Dmitri Sidorov
Will Keen
Boris Berezovsky
Jeffrey Wright
Rowland
Andrei Zayats
Igor Sechine
Kaspars Kambala
Alexander Zaldostanov
Andris Keišs
Yevgeny Prigozhin
George Sogis
Boris Yeltsin
Magne-Håvard Brekke
Eduard Limonov
Emmanuel Carrère
Edouard Vercambre
Elisa Lasowski
Marylène
Marija Linarte
Anastasia Chekova
Dmitry Krupnikov
Baranov's Father
Dmitry Turchaninov
Garry Kasparov
Ints Indriksons
Badri
Egons Dombrovskis
St. Petersburg Friend
Vadim Nikolaychuk
Dmitry Medvedev
Kaspars Kārkliņš
White House Official
Clément Gyselinck
Man-Dog
Rūdolfs Rācenājs
Theater Student #1
Santa Breikša
Theater Student #2
Sandis Runge
Wasted Young Man
Sasha Komarova
Platinium Blond Girl
Evisa Petrovska
Butch Woman
Dārta Daneviča
TV Producer #1
Anta Aizupe
TV Producer #2
Mārcis Lācis
Executive #1
Ivars Auzins
Executive #2
Rodion Kuzmin
Executive #3
Tom J. Benedict
Media-Most #1
Romuald Lavrynovič
Media-Most #2
Juhan Ulfsak
Journalist Kursk #1
Olga Ipatova-Ignatyeva
Journalist Kursk #2
Dainis Grūbe
Journalist Kursk #3
Elizabete Marija Brante
TV Journalist
Henrijs Arājs
Anton
Arturs Solmanis
Baranov 12yrs Old
Vaidotas Martinaitis
Baranov's Father's Driver
Helen Omar
Anja
Lija Arseneva
Baba
Varvara Chekhs
Greeter
Niklāvs Kurpnieks
Television Host
Jēkabs Nīmanis
Yeltsin Speech Director
Mārtiņš Freimanis
Head Waiter French Restaurant
Lev Parkhomenko
Reporter Astana
Varis Piņķis
Helicopter Pilot
Alexander M. Johnson
Putin's Secretary
Dan Cade
Agent Johnson
Matthew Baunsgard
US Talk Show Host
Andreas Pumilia
Advisor
Emilia Melodia
Nightclub Dancer
Kristina Matiakh
Nightclub Dancer
Ksenija Litvinoskaja
Nightclub Dancer
Marks Sannikovs
Punk Band
Danila Boikovs
Punk Club
Roberts Jermaks
Punk Band
Artjemijs Belokrilecs
Punk Band
Anton Ganin
Punk Band
Thurston Moore
Synthesizer Player
Evalds Lazarevics
Synthesizer Player
Rim Bravura
Accordionist
Kārlis Auzāns
Cellist
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