The Brink of War (2026)
President Ronald Reagan races against time to salvage a deal with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that could dismantle nuclear arsenals—or ignite disaster. With pressure mounting on all sides, every word spoken brings the world closer to peace... or destruction.
Director: Michael Russell Gunn
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Jeff Daniels as Ronald Reagan |
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Jared Harris as Mikhail Gorbachev |
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J.K. Simmons as George Shultz |
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Hope Davis as Nancy Reagan |
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Branka Katić as Raisa Gorbachev |
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Aya Cash as Cleo |
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Guy Burnet as Alexander |
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Adrian Rawlins as Max Rampleman |
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Tim Dutton as Edward Shevardnadze |
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Stephen Brennan as Paul Nitze |
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Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Richard Perle |
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John Ross Bowie as Ken Adelman |
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Catherine Burdon as Margaret Clancy |
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Joi Johannsson as KGB Colonel |
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Ari Freyr Isfeld Oskarsson as KGB Officer |
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Jóel Sæmundsson as CIA Officer |
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Vladimir Kulich as Sergey Akhromeyev |
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Hjörtur Jóhann Jónsson as Major Alexei Ivanov |
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Sigurdur Jefferson as Colonel Tim Schilling |
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Kristín Lea Sigríðardóttir as Soviet Attaché |
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Tristan Roche as Samantha Lightning - WH Staffer |
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Brynja Anderiman as Horse Rider |
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Sara Rut Arnardóttir as Ronald Regan Assistant (uncredited) |
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Alexander Briem as Journalist (uncredited) |
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Ebba Guðný Guðmundsdóttir as Protocol Officer (uncredited) |
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Tommi Thor Gudmundsson as US Notetaker (uncredited) |
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Einar Haraldsson as USSR Negotiating Team (uncredited) |
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Jón Jónsson as TV Reporter (uncredited) |
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Jafet Máni Magnúsarson as Gorbachev KGB (uncredited) |
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Axel Ólafsson as KGB Notetaker (uncredited) |
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Dagur Þór Óskarsson as Stand In (uncredited) |
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Stefán Þór Þorgeirsson as Shultz Staffer (uncredited) |
| Writing | Michael Russell Gunn | Writer |
| Directing | Michael Russell Gunn | Director |
| Production | Michael Russell Gunn | Producer |
| Production | John Logan Pierson | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ivana Primorac | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ivana Primorac | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Christopher Hammond | Producer |
| Camera | Magdalena Górka | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Michael L. Sale | Editor |
| Editing | Laura Steiger | Editor |
| Sound | Austin Wintory | Original Music Composer |
