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Aleksei Balabanov

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Aleksei Balabanov

RU cinema · 26 credits

Born

25 February 1959

Died

18 May 2013 (aged 54)

Birthplace

Sverdlovsk, RSFSR, USSR

Also known as Aleksey Balabanov · Alekseï Balabanov · Alexei Balabanov · ალექსეი ბალაბანოვი · Олексій Балабанов · А. Балабанов

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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