Movies like The Wizard of the Kremlin

“The Wizard of the Kremlin (2026) is a 2020s French-angled political thriller set against the chaotic post-Soviet 1990s. It stages a core conflict between institutional ascent and manipulative statecraft while favoring high-contrast chiaroscuro, cold metallic textures and slow-burn pacing. The film reframes power as procedural violence and leaves audiences with analytic unease rather than tidy moral closure.”