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Aleksei Balabanov
Born
25 February 1959
Died
18 May 2013
Place
Sverdlovsk, RSFSR, USSR
Directing

Aleksei Balabanov

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.

As director

Me Too

Me Too

2012 · Director
The Stoker

The Stoker

2010 · Director
Morphine

Morphine

2008 · Director
Cargo 200

Cargo 200

2007 · Director
It Doesn't Hurt Me

It Doesn't Hurt Me

2006 · Director
Dead Man's Bluff

Dead Man's Bluff

2005 · Director
War

War

2002 · Director
River

River

2002 · Director
Brother 2

Brother 2

2000 · Director
Of Freaks and Men

Of Freaks and Men

1998 · Director
Brother

Brother

1997 · Director
The Arrival of a Train

The Arrival of a Train

1996 · Director

Trofim

1995 · Director
The Castle

The Castle

1994 · Director
Happy Days

Happy Days

1991 · Director
Nastya and Egor

Nastya and Egor

1989 · Director
About air flying in Russia

About air flying in Russia

1989 · Director
One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

1988 · Director
There used to be another time

There used to be another time

1987 · Director

As actor

Aleksey Balabanov. Postscript

Aleksey Balabanov. Postscript

2023 · self (archive)
Balabanov. Belltower. Requiem

Balabanov. Belltower. Requiem

2022 · self (archive)
We Others Will Not

We Others Will Not

2021 · self (archive)
Plankton Salesmen

Plankton Salesmen

2017 · Self (archive footage)
Me Too

Me Too

2012 · Director
How «Brother 2» Was Filmed

How «Brother 2» Was Filmed

2000 · self
The Arrival of a Train

The Arrival of a Train

1996

Trofim

1995 · сотрудник кинопроекта «Вокзалы Санкт-Петербурга»