1997Nominee
Best Director
Brother
Aleksei Balabanov
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Sverdlovsk, RSFSR, USSR
February 25, 1959
Biography
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2005Nominee
Best Director
Dead Man's Bluff
2007Nominee
Best Director
Cargo 200
Career Highlights
1996Highlight
Best Picture
Secrets Shared with a Stranger
2017Highlight
Best Performance
Plankton Salesmen
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Plankton Salesmen
Brother 2