Aleksey Balabanov
- Born
- February 25, 1959 · Sverdlovsk, RSFSR, USSR
- Died
- May 18, 2013
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
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.
Filmography · 11 credits
Me TooActor (Cinema Director) · Writer · Director
The StokerWriter · Director
MorphineDirector
Cargo 200Director · Writer
It Doesn't Hurt MeDirector
Blind Man's BluffDirector · Writer
WarWriter · Director
Brother 2Writer · Director
Of Freaks and MenDirector · Writer
BrotherWriter · Director
The CastleDirector · Writer