The read
A Balasaur Score of 57 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 44%, Metacritic 54/100. Most of the 6,939 2020s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Hulu.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes44%
Metacritic54/100
255 audience votes
Key crew
- Olivier AssayasDirector
- Olivier AssayasWriter
- Emmanuel CarrèreWriter
Cast
- Paul DanoVadim Baranov
- Jude LawVladimir Putin
- Alicia VikanderKsenia
- Tom SturridgeDmitri Sidorov
- Will KeenBoris Berezovsky
- Jeffrey WrightRowland
- Andrei ZayatsIgor Sechine
- Kaspars KambalaAlexander Zaldostanov
- Andris KeišsYevgeny Prigozhin
- George SogisBoris Yeltsin
- Magne-Håvard BrekkeEduard Limonov
- Emmanuel CarrèreEdouard Vercambre
Stills
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Themes
new york citylondon, englandbased on novel or bookcapitalismsoviet uniondark comedystockholm, swedenhistorical fictionperiod dramarise to powermoscow, russialiterary adaptation