Aleksei Balabanov
Directing•Born February 25, 1959•Died May 18, 2013 (age 54)•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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DepartmentDirecting
BirthdayFebruary 25, 1959
Day of DeathMay 18, 2013
Place of BirthSverdlovsk, RSFSR, USSR
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