Aleksei Balabanov
| Aleksei Balabanov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 February 1959 Sverdlovsk, USSR |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1989 - present |
Aleksei Balabanov (born 25 February 1959 in Sverdlovsk, USSR) is a popular Russian filmmaker. Balabanov is best known for the 1997 crime film Brat (English title: Brother), and its more action-oriented sequel, Brat-2 (Brother 2), both of which starred the late Sergei Bodrov Jr. as a novice hit man. The second film, along with its soundtrack, was immensely popular in Russia.[citation needed] Recently, however, he has become better known for his shocking and controversial films Gruz 200 (2007) and Morphine (2008).
[edit] Education
In 1981 he graduated from Translation Faculty of Gorky Teachers’ Training University. From 1983 to 1987 Aleksei worked as an assistant of a film director at Sverdlovsk film studio. Later Balabanov studied at the experimental course “Auteur Cinema” (Russian: Авторское кино) of the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors, graduating in 1990.
[edit] Filmography
- Kochegar (Кочегар) (2010)
- Morphine (Морфий) (2008)
- Cargo 200 (Груз 200) (2007)
- It Doesn't Hurt Me (Мне не больно) (2006)
- Zhmurki (Жмурки) (2005)
- War (Война) (2002)
- The River (Река) (2002)
- Brother 2 (Брат 2) (2000)
- Of Freaks and Men (Про уродов и людей) (1998)
- Brother (Брат) (1997)
- Pribytiye poyezda (1995) (segment "Trofim")
- The Castle (Замок) (1994)
- Shchastlivyye dni (Счастливые дни) (1991)
- From the History of Aerostatics in Russia (О воздушном летании в России) (1990)
- Yegor and Nastya (Настя и Егор) (1989)
[edit] External links
- Aleksei Balabanov at the Internet Movie Database
- Biography of Aleksei Balabanov (English)
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