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Aleksei Balabanov

Director

Aleksei Balabanov

Directing
1991 — 2012 · 12 films
Lived
25 February 1959 — d. 2013
From
Sverdlovsk, RSFSR, USSR

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.

Career Signature

How Aleksei Balabanov’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.