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Aleksey Balabanov(1959-2013)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Aleksey Balabanov
Aleksey Balabanov was born on 25 February 1959 in Sverdlovsk, Sverdlovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Ekaterinburg, Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Brother (1997), Cargo 200 (2007) and Of Freaks and Men (1998). He was married to Irina ? and Nadezhda Vasileva. He died on 18 May 2013 in Solnechnoye, Leningradskaya oblast, Russia.
BornFebruary 25, 1959
DiedMay 18, 2013(54)
BornFebruary 25, 1959
DiedMay 18, 2013(54)
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  • Awards
    • 22 wins & 41 nominations total

Known for

Sergey Bodrov in Brother (1997)
Brother
7.8
  • Director
  • 1997
Natalya Akimova, Aleksey Serebryakov, Leonid Gromov, Aleksey Poluyan, Agniya Kuznetsova, and Leonid Bichevin in Cargo 200 (2007)
Cargo 200
7.1
  • Director
  • 2007
Of Freaks and Men (1998)
Of Freaks and Men
6.9
  • Director
  • 1998
The Stoker (2010)
The Stoker
6.6
  • Director
  • 2010

Credits

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Director

  • Me Too (2012)
    Me Too
    6.4
    • Director
    • 2012
  • The Stoker (2010)
    The Stoker
    6.6
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Leonid Bichevin in Morphine (2008)
    Morphine
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Natalya Akimova, Aleksey Serebryakov, Leonid Gromov, Aleksey Poluyan, Agniya Kuznetsova, and Leonid Bichevin in Cargo 200 (2007)
    Cargo 200
    7.1
    • Director
    • 2007
  • It Doesn't Hurt Me (2006)
    It Doesn't Hurt Me
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Sergey Makovetskiy, Nikita Mikhalkov, Anatoliy Zhuravlyov, Aleksey Panin, Grigoriy Siyatvinda, and Dmitriy Dyuzhev in Blind Man's Bluff (2005)
    Blind Man's Bluff
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Reka (2002)
    Reka
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Sergey Bodrov, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Ian Kelly, and Aleksey Chadov in War (2002)
    War
    7.5
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Igor Bortnik and Aleksandr Uman in Bi-2: Polkovniku nikto ne pishet (2000)
    Bi-2: Polkovniku nikto ne pishet
    6.1
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Sergey Bodrov, Sergey Makovetskiy, and Viktor Sukhorukov in Brother 2 (2000)
    Brother 2
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Of Freaks and Men (1998)
    Of Freaks and Men
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Vyacheslav Butusov in Nautilus Pompilius: Vo cremya dozhdya (1997)
    Nautilus Pompilius: Vo cremya dozhdya
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Sergey Bodrov in Brother (1997)
    Brother
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Pribytie poezda (1995)
    Pribytie poezda
    6.8
    • Director (segment "Trofim")
    • 1995
  • Trofim (1995)
    Trofim
    7.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1995

Writer

  • Me Too (2012)
    Me Too
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 2012
  • The Stoker (2010)
    The Stoker
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 2010
  • Natalya Akimova, Aleksey Serebryakov, Leonid Gromov, Aleksey Poluyan, Agniya Kuznetsova, and Leonid Bichevin in Cargo 200 (2007)
    Cargo 200
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 2007
  • It Doesn't Hurt Me (2006)
    It Doesn't Hurt Me
    6.7
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 2006
  • Sergey Makovetskiy, Nikita Mikhalkov, Anatoliy Zhuravlyov, Aleksey Panin, Grigoriy Siyatvinda, and Dmitriy Dyuzhev in Blind Man's Bluff (2005)
    Blind Man's Bluff
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • Reka (2002)
    Reka
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • Sergey Bodrov, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Ian Kelly, and Aleksey Chadov in War (2002)
    War
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • Sergey Bodrov, Sergey Makovetskiy, and Viktor Sukhorukov in Brother 2 (2000)
    Brother 2
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • Of Freaks and Men (1998)
    Of Freaks and Men
    6.9
    • writer
    • 1998
  • Sergey Bodrov in Brother (1997)
    Brother
    7.8
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • Pribytie poezda (1995)
    Pribytie poezda
    6.8
    • Writer (segment "Trofim")
    • 1995
  • Trofim (1995)
    Trofim
    7.3
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Aleksey Balabanov and Nikolay Stotskiy in The Castle (1994)
    The Castle
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Happy Days (1991)
    Happy Days
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1991
  • U menya net druga (1988)
    U menya net druga
    6.0
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1988

Actor

  • Me Too (2012)
    Me Too
    6.4
    • Cinema Director
    • 2012
  • Pribytie poezda (1995)
    Pribytie poezda
    6.8
    • (segment "Trofim")
    • 1995
  • Trofim (1995)
    Trofim
    7.3
    Short
    • sotrudnik kinoproyekta «Vokzaly Sankt-Peterburga»
    • 1995
  • Vyacheslav Butusov and Nadezhda Ozerova in Ranshe bylo drugoe vremya (1987)
    Ranshe bylo drugoe vremya
    6.1
    Short
    • Restaurant visitor (uncredited)
    • 1987
  • College Girl (1974)
    College Girl
    6.6
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 25, 1959
    • Sverdlovsk, Sverdlovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Ekaterinburg, Russia]
  • Died
    • May 18, 2013
    • Solnechnoye, Leningradskaya oblast, Russia(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Irina ?(divorced, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He had two sons. He and his first wife, Irina, had one son, Fyodor, who was born in 1990. And he and his second wife, Russian costume designer Nadezhda Vasileva, had one son, Pyotr, who was born in 1995.
  • Quotes
    People have always watched and will watch films about bandits.

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