Aleksei Balabanov
Known for Directing
Born February 25, 1959
Died May 18, 2013
Place of Birth 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 acclaimed yet controversial films.
Filmography
Brother 2
2000
Director
Brother 2
2000
Writer
Cargo 200
2007
Director
Cargo 200
2007
Writer
Dead Man's Bluff
2005
Director
Dead Man's Bluff
2005
Writer
Of Freaks and Men
1998
Director
Of Freaks and Men
1998
Writer
War
2002
Director
War
2002
Writer
Brother
1997
Director
Brother
1997
Writer
Plankton Salesmen
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Morphine
2008
Director
It Doesn't Hurt Me
2006
Director
It Doesn't Hurt Me
2006
Writer
The Arrival of a Train
1996
The Arrival of a Train
1996
Director
The Arrival of a Train
1996
Screenplay
The Stoker
2010
Director
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