Aleksei Balabanov

Aleksei Balabanov
Born (1959-02-25)25 February 1959
Sverdlovsk, USSR
Died 18 May 2013(2013-05-18) (aged 54)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Occupation Film director
Years active 1989 – 2012

Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov (Russian: Алeксeй Oктябpинoвич Балабанoв; 25 February 1959 – 18 May 2013)[1] was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who shot mostly arthouse pictures, but gained mainstream popularity with the crime drama Brat (Brother) and its more action-oriented sequel, Brat-2 (Brother 2), both of which starred Sergei Bodrov, Jr. as a novice hit man. Brother was successful both at the box office and in video copies, achieving wide popularity in Russia.[2] Later, however, Balabanov became better known for his shocking and controversial films Cargo 200 (2007) and Morphine (2008).[3]

Life

Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov was born on 25 February 1959, in Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg).[4]

In 1981 Balabanov graduated from Translation Department of the Gorky Pedagogical University of Foreign Languages.[4] He then served in the Soviet Army as an officer-interpreter.[4] After his discharge, from 1983 to 1987 he worked as an assistant film director at Sverdlovsk Film Studio.[4] Later Balabanov studied at the experimental workshop "Auteur Cinema" (Russian: Авторское кино) of the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors, graduating in 1990.[4] In 1994 Balabanov together with Sergey Selyanov and Viktor Sergeyev founded the production company CTV.[2][5]

Balabanov died on 18 May 2013 of a heart attack.[4][5] "Mr. Balabanov is survived by his wife, Nadezhda Vasilyeva, a costume designer, and two sons."[4] "At his death, he was planning to make a film on Stalin, portraying him as a godfather of crime."[4]

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