The Chechen wars, the sinking of the Kursk submarine, cyberwarfare, and interference in foreign politics, unfold in both Putin’s Russia and <b>Olivier Assayas’</b> tense dramatistation of the rise of Vladimir Putin. <b>Paul Dano</b> plays Vadim Baranov, the political activist-turned-reality TV producer-turned-close political advisor to Putin, recounting his chilling story to an American journalist (<b>Jeffrey Wright</b>). <b>Olivier Assayas</b> has assembled his most star-studded cast to date to showcase this twisted tale, with <b>Jude Law’s</b> brutal yet intimate performance of Putin a must-see, and Oscar-winner <b>Alicia Vikander</b> as Baranov’s elusive lover Ksenia, who may be the one thing Baranov can’t manipulate.DramaPT2H17M152026-04-17