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Aleksei Balabanov
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Russian film director and screenwriter (1959-2013)
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Aleksei Balabanov was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, film editor, and producer. Born Aleksey in 1959 in Yekaterinburg, also known as Sverdlovsk, he was educated at the Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors. His professional career in directing spanned from 1985 to 2012. He spoke Russian and was a supporter of Manchester United F.C.
Balabanov received the Nika Award for his work. He died in 2013 in Sestroretsk due to a myocardial infarction, which is listed as natural causes. He is buried at the Smolenskoye Orthodox Cemetery.
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Film & TV
Sverdlovsk, RSFSR, USSR
Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer, a member of European Film Academy. He started from creating mostly arthouse pictures and music videos but gained significant mainstream popularity in action crime drama movies Brother (1997) and Brother 2 (2000). He has been referred to as the "Russian Quentin Tarantino" in the press for his critically…
Known for
- Aleksey Balabanov. Postscript — self (archive)2023
- Balabanov. Belltower. Requiem — self (archive)2022
- We Others Will Not — self (archive)2021
- Plankton Salesmen — Self (archive footage)2017
- Me Too — Director2012
- How «Brother 2» Was Filmed — self2000
- The Arrival of a Train1996
- Trofim — сотрудник кинопроекта «Вокзалы Санкт-Петербурга»1995
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1959-02-25 ) 25 February 1959, Sverdlovsk , Russian SFSR , USSR
- Died
- 18 May 2013 (2013-05-18) (aged 54), Sestroretsk , Saint Petersburg , Russia
- Occupations
- Film director screenwriter producer
- Years active
- 1989–2012
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Aleksey
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Yekaterinburg
- Place of death
- Sestroretsk
- Occupation
- manufacturer
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Award
- Nika Award
- Image
- Aleksei Balabanov.JPG
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- Commons category
- Aleksey Balabanov
- date of birth
- 1959-02-25
- date of death
- 2013-05-18
- place of burial
- Smolenskoye Orthodox Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1985-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Алексей Октябринович Балабанов
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Aleksei Balabanov
- end of work period
- 2012-00-00
- supported sports team
- Manchester United F.C.
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Encyclopedic overview
Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov (Russian: Алeксeй Oктябpинoвич Балабанoв; 25 February 1959 – 18 May 2013) was a Russian filmmaker. A member of the European Film Academy, he began his career by creating mostly arthouse pictures and music videos but gained significant mainstream popularity in action crime drama movies Brother (1997) and Brother 2 (2000), both of which starred Sergei Bodrov, Jr. Later, Balabanov directed the films Cargo 200 (2007), Morphine (2008), and A Stoker (2010), which also received critical recognition.
Life and career
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