"Money doesn't smell": Jud Law played Putin in a movie that provoked hot discussions

The tape, which is already a negative reaction, depicts the ascent of the Russian president to power against the background of post -Soviet chaos. He is assisted by political technologist Vadim Baranov (Paul Dano) - a fictional character inspired by a real consultant Vladislav Surkov.

Adapted by Assyasayas and Emmanuel Carrrrer by bestseller Juliano da Empoli in 2022 "The Kremlin Wizard", the film should cause hot discussions during the premiere at the Venice Film Festival, especially given that Russia's war against Ukraine is still ongoing. The picture director knows that Putin's image can cause a negative reaction.

Assyas jokes that he is "not the first and not the last to portray the horrific characters", giving "Face with Scar", "Baptized Father", "Nosphereta" and his own "Emma" "Carlos" as examples of previous views on ethically problematic main characters. All filming was held in Latvia. "I always felt that deep inside this issue of evil and its ambiguity belonged to cinema and always belonged to cinema," the director says.

According to the creator of the tape, Juda Law has completely changed and rethinked (Putin) and made it very plausible. " Assyas recognizes that he was "amazed at how much the actor had to feel involved. " In conversation with the director, the journalist stressed that Putin and Baranov, his advisor, were the nasty characters. "We are less accustomed to depicting political evil. Political evil is not shown, they suffer. We show those who tolerate it.

And this is true, the uniqueness of this movie, and ultimately what has been captured, was precisely to show the consequences of political evil, as well as in the attempt. In particular, the director answered the question whether it is appropriate to shoot such a tape when a war -solved war is still underway in Ukraine: "Honestly, given the geopolitical context, I do not know. When we made the movie, I got the impression that it is almost a little thing that is a little.