"Power was the plan. Putin was the consequence."

2026

2h 16m

6.4(135 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

64 members

Acting

Paul Dano

Vadim Baranov

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Jude Law

Vladimir Putin

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Alicia Vikander

Ksenia

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Tom Sturridge

Dmitri Sidorov

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Will Keen

Boris Berezovsky

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Jeffrey Wright

Rowland

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Andrei Zayats

Igor Sechine

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Kaspars Kambala

Alexander Zaldostanov

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Andris Keišs

Yevgeny Prigozhin

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George Sogis

Boris Yeltsin

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Magne-Håvard Brekke

Eduard Limonov

Writing

Emmanuel Carrère

Edouard Vercambre

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Elisa Lasowski

Marylène

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Marija Linarte

Anastasia Chekova

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Dmitry Krupnikov

Baranov's Father

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Dmitry Turchaninov

Garry Kasparov

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Ints Indriksons

Badri

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Egons Dombrovskis

St. Petersburg Friend

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Vadim Nikolaychuk

Dmitry Medvedev

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Kaspars Kārkliņš

White House Official

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Clément Gyselinck

Man-Dog

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Rūdolfs Rācenājs

Theater Student #1

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Santa Breikša

Theater Student #2

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Sandis Runge

Wasted Young Man

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Sasha Komarova

Platinium Blond Girl

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Evisa Petrovska

Butch Woman

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Dārta Daneviča

TV Producer #1

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Anta Aizupe

TV Producer #2

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Mārcis Lācis

Executive #1

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Ivars Auzins

Executive #2

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Rodion Kuzmin

Executive #3

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Toms Liepājnieks

Media-Most #1

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Romuald Lavrynovič

Media-Most #2

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Juhan Ulfsak

Journalist Kursk #1

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Olga Ipatova-Ignatyeva

Journalist Kursk #2

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Dainis Grūbe

Journalist Kursk #3

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Elizabete Marija Brante

TV Journalist

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Henrijs Arājs

Anton

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Arturs Solmanis

Baranov 12yrs Old

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Vaidotas Martinaitis

Baranov's Father's Driver

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Helen Omar

Anja

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Lija Arseneva

Baba

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Varvara Chekhs

Greeter

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Niklāvs Kurpnieks

Television Host

Sound

Jēkabs Nīmanis

Yeltsin Speech Director

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Mārtiņš Freimanis

Head Waiter French Restaurant

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Lev Parkhomenko

Reporter Astana

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Varis Piņķis

Helicopter Pilot

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Alexander M. Johnson

Putin's Secretary

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Dan Cade

Agent Johnson

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Matthew Baunsgard

US Talk Show Host

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Andreas Pumilia

Advisor

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Emilia Melodia

Nightclub Dancer

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Kristina Matiakh

Nightclub Dancer

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Ksenija Litvinoskaja

Nightclub Dancer

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Marks Sannikovs

Punk Band

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Danila Boikovs

Punk Club

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Roberts Jermaks

Punk Band

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Artjemijs Belokrilecs

Punk Band

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Anton Ganin

Punk Band

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Thurston Moore

Synthesizer Player

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Evalds Lazarevics

Synthesizer Player

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Rim Bravura

Accordionist

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Sound

Kārlis Auzāns

Cellist

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