Aleksey 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.
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)A nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in the early 2000s in...
Movie pageMe Too
as DirectorFive passengers - the Bandit, his friend Matvei, Matvei's old father, the Musician, and a young...
Movie pageThe Arrival of a Train
as uncreditedAlmanac of five short stories commissioned by ROSKOMKINO to celebrate the 100th anniversary of...
Movie pageHow «Brother 2» Was Filmed
as selfDocumentary film with comments by Sergey Bodrov, Viktor Sukhorukov, Alexey Balabanov, Sergey...
Movie pageWe Others Will Not
as self (archive)The film “We Others Will Not” emerged as a direct continuation of numerous meetings and...
Movie pageBalabanov. Belltower. Requiem
as self (archive)A documentary film dedicated to Alexei Balabanov and his latest film "I also want to".
Movie pageAlexey Balabanov. Afterword…
as self (archive)One of the last conversations with a popular director, excerpts from printed interviews over the...
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