ANDRIS KEISS

THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN (2026)

Starring Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge, Will Keen, Jeffrey Wright, Jude Law, Andrei Zayats, Kaspars Kambala, Andris Keiss and George Sogis. Directed by Olivier Assayas.

A young Russian filmmaker becomes an unlikely advisor to Vladimir Putin as he rises to power in post-Soviet Russia, navigating the era’s complexities and chaos. What starts as a partnership spinning lies and corruption escalates into violence, tyranny and all-out war.

LOVELESS (2018)

Starring Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin, Matvey Novikov, Marina Vasilyeva, Andris Keiss, Varvara Shmykova, Oleg Grisevich, Polina Aug and Sofya Sinitsyna. Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev.

Boris and Zhenya live together in the same Moscow apartment, but their relationship is all but over. Caught in a spiral of slanging matches and eager to be in the company of their new lovers, the only thing keeping them together is their 12-year-old son, Alyosha. When he doesn’t come home one night, the couple are forced into an increasingly desperate search, further exposing the lack of empathy they now have for each other...

REVIEWS Loveless - They call me Mother (Russia)