Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
February 25, 1959
Died
May 18, 2013 (age 54)
Place of Birth
Sverdlovsk, RSFSR, USSR
Also Known As
Алексей Балабанов
Aleksey Balabanov
Alekseï Balabanov
Alexei Balabanov
Aleksei Balabanov
Aleksei Balabanov
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.
Known For
Film
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
The Arrival of a Train
1996
Film
Me Too
Director
2012
Film
We Others Will Not
self (archive)
2021
Film
How «Brother 2» Was Filmed
self
2000
Film
Balabanov. Belltower. Requiem
self (archive)
2022
Film
Trofim
сотрудник кинопроекта «Вокзалы Санкт-Петербурга»
1995
Film
Aleksey Balabanov. Postscript
self (archive)
2023
Filmography
2023FilmAleksey Balabanov. Postscriptas self (archive)2022FilmBalabanov. Belltower. Requiemas self (archive)2021FilmWe Others Will Notas self (archive)2017FilmPlankton Salesmenas Self (archive footage)2012FilmMe Tooas Director2000FilmHow «Brother 2» Was Filmedas self1996FilmThe Arrival of a Train1995FilmTrofimas сотрудник кинопроекта «Вокзалы Санкт-Петербурга»