Aleksei Balabanov
- Born
- February 25, 1959
- Died
- May 18, 2013 (54 years old)
- Place of birth
- Sverdlovsk, RSFSR, USSR
Biography
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.
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Known for
Filmography
- 2012Me TooFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 5.6
- 2010The StokerFilm · Writer, Director★ 6.0
- 2008MorphineFilm · Director★ 6.8
- 2007Cargo 200Film · Writer, Director★ 6.8
- 2006It Doesn't Hurt MeFilm · Director, Writer★ 5.3
- 2005Dead Man's BluffFilm · Director, Writer★ 6.7
- 2002WarFilm · Writer, Director★ 6.9
- 2002RiverFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 2000Brother 2Film · Director, Writer★ 7.1
- 1998Of Freaks and MenFilm · Director, Writer★ 6.5
- 1997BrotherFilm · Director, Writer★ 7.5
- 1996The Arrival of a TrainFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1996Secrets Shared with a StrangerFilm · Producer
- 1996Sergei Eisenstein: AutobiographyFilm · Producer
- 1995TrofimTrofimFilm · Director
- 1994The CastleFilm · Director, Writer★ 5.7
- 1991Happy DaysFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 5.7
- 1989Nastya and EgorFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1989About air flying in RussiaFilm · Director
- 1988One Step BeyondFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1987There used to be another timeFilm · Director, Screenplay
