Jude Law Plays Putin in a Film Shot in Riga. Latvian Officials Say It Serves Kremlin Propaganda. — Meduza

Meduza

Left

Factuality

Ownership

At the beginning of 2026, the film “The Kremlin Wizard” was released. This is a drama by French director Olivier Assayas about Russian President Vladimir Putin and a fictional political strategist Vadim Baranov, whose prototype was Vladislav Surkov, a former Kremlin ideologist. Putin is played by Jude Law, Baranova by Paul Dano. The film was shot in Latvia, and there it received devastating reviews not only from critics, but also from the author…

El Pais

Lean Left

Factuality

Ownership

In the formidable first sequence of Stalin's death, savage parody with obvious touches of black comedy from the Stalinist purges, the simple recording of a classical music concert on public radio gave rise to a sharp reflection on the main basis of that criminal regime: fear. Continue ReadingThe Kremlin WizardAddress: Olivier Assayas.Interpreters: Paul Dano, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, Jeffrey Wright. Genre: politician. France, 2025.Duration: 156…

El Salto

Factuality

Ownership

Olivier Assayas directs Paul Dano and Jude Law in a fable about Vladimir Putin that is worth, above all, for its implications about the exercise of power in post-political times.Main Topics: Background NoiseRead full article