Putin (film)
{{Short description|2025 polish film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Putin
| image = Putin film poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Patryk Vega
| writer = Patryk Vega
| producer = Patryk Vega
| starring = {{ubl|Slawomir Sobala|Tomasz Dedek|Justyna Karlowska|Thomas Kretschmann}}
| cinematography = Michal Goscik
| editing = Tomasz Widarski
| music = Łukasz Targosz
| studio = Vega Investments
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2025|1|10|df=y}}
| runtime = 109 minutes{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-12-06 |title=Putin |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/putin-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdi2ntyy |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=British Board of Film Classification |language=en}}
| country = Poland
United States
Malta
| language = English
| budget = $15 million
}}
Putin is a 2025 English-language Polish biographical film directed by Patryk Vega. The film, depicting the rise to power of Russian president Vladimir Putin, was released on 10 January 2025.
Synopsis
The film covers the life of Vladimir Putin and focuses on key milestones in Putin's real life,{{cite web |date=2024-05-10 |first=Scott |language=en-US |last=Roxborough |title=How 'Putin' Will Test Audience Appetite for AI |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/putin-biopic-ai-appetite-1235895731/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{cite web |date=2024-05-20 |first=Gregorio |language=es |last=Belinchón |title=Un Putin generado por inteligencia artificial protagoniza su 'biopic' en inglés y revoluciona Cannes |url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2024-05-20/un-putin-generado-por-inteligencia-artificial-protagoniza-su-biopic-en-ingles-y-revoluciona-cannes.html |website=El País}} including his childhood in Leningrad in the post-World War II Soviet Union, his recruitment into the KGB and subsequent Cold War-era career as an intelligence officer, and his tenure as the President of Russia. The film concludes with a fictionalized portrayal of Putin’s death.{{cite web |date=2024-05-19 |language=en |title=Putin in diapers: deepfake film on Russian leader sells big at Cannes |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3263226/putin-diapers-deepfake-film-russian-leader-sells-big-cannes |website=South China Morning Post}}
Cast
- Sławomir Sobala – Vladimir Putin (enhanced with AI to resemble Putin’s likeness)
- Kalina Wysocka – Tanya
- Thomas Kretschmann
- Tomasz Dedek – Boris Yeltsin
- Justyna Karlowska – Legion
- Maksymilian Zielinski
Production
= Use of artificial intelligence =
A groundbreaking aspect of the production is its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to alter the facial features of the lead actor, Sławomir Sobala, to make him look almost identical to Vladimir Putin.{{cite web |date=2024-05-15 |first=Ed |language=en-US |last=Meza |title=Patryk Vega's AI-Generated 'Putin' Selling Globally Amid Intense Interest in Russian Leader (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/patryk-vega-ai-putin-kinostar-cannes-1236000498/ |website=Variety}}
The technology used in the film was specifically developed for the film by the Polish studio AIO.
This marks the first instance in cinematic history where AI was used to digitally transform the lead actor’s appearance for an entire motion picture.
Distribution
It was shown to international distributors at the Cannes Film Festival. It was planned to be presented in nearly fifty countries.{{cite news |date=2024-05-20 |issn=0971-8257 |periodical=The Times of India |title=Cannes 2024: AI-generated deepfake Putin film draws huge attention at the international film festival |author-first1=Deeksha|author-last1=Somani|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/cannes-2024-ai-generated-deepfake-putin-film-draws-huge-attention-at-the-international-film-festival/articleshow/110269408.cms}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=20414834}}
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Category:2025 biographical drama films
Category:English-language Polish films
Category:Films about dictators
Category:Films about Vladimir Putin
Category:Films shot in Ukraine