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Georgia Bell

Jude Law doesn’t 'fear repercussions' after playing Putin in divisive new movie

Jude Law stars as Putin alongside Paul Dano in The Wizard of the Kremlin, premiering at Venice Film Festival - (Carole Bethuel, Venice Film Festival)

Jude Law has said he doesn’t “fear repercussions” from the Russian government after playing Vladimir Putin in the divisive new film, The Wizard of the Kremlin, at the Venice Film Festival.

The actor plays the young president in the political thriller directed by Olivier Assayas, which charts the President’s rise to power after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and premieres at the film festival today.

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