Overview
- Deadline premiered the full international trailer, offering the most extensive look at Olivier Assayas’s political drama since its Venice launch.
- Adapted by Assayas with Emmanuel Carrère from Giuliano da Empoli’s novel, the film charts post‑Soviet power dynamics and Vladimir Putin’s ascent.
- Jude Law portrays Putin opposite Paul Dano as strategist Vadim Baranov, a Surkov‑inspired advisor, with Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge, Will Keen, Jeffrey Wright and Zach Galifianakis in supporting roles.
- Following a reported 12‑minute ovation in Venice, the film has screened at Toronto, San Sebastian and London, with a Red Sea Film Festival slot announced for December.
- Early critical response notes strong performances but flags a long, chaptered structure as episodic, while distribution and platform plans remain with Gaumont handling French release and international sales.