7.5
Movie
Directing
Aleksei Balabanov
- Born
- Died
- (aged 54)
- Birthplace
- Sverdlovsk, RSFSR, USSR
- Credits
- 26 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.5
Movie
7.1
Movie
Brother 2
6.8
Movie
Cargo 200
6.8
Movie
Dead Man's Bluff
7.0
Movie
War
6.5
Movie
Of Freaks and Men
6.8
Movie
Morphine
5.7
Movie
Me Too
6.1
Movie
The Stoker
5.4
Movie
It Doesn't Hurt Me
5.8
Movie
The Castle
5.8
Movie
Happy Days
5.6
Movie
River
5.3
Movie
Nastya and Egor
4.9
Movie
It was a different time
5.5
Movie
The Arrival of a Train
4.4
Movie
One Step Beyond
3.2
Movie
Secrets Shared with a Stranger
Acting credits 8
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Aleksey Balabanov. Postscript Film | self (archive) |
| 2022 | Balabanov. Belltower. Requiem Film | self (archive) |
| 2021 | We Others Will Not Film | self (archive) |
| 2017 | Plankton Salesmen Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Me Too Film | Director |
| 2000 | How «Brother 2» Was Filmed Film | self |
| 1996 | The Arrival of a Train Film | |
| 1995 | Trofim Film | сотрудник кинопроекта «Вокзалы Санкт-Петербурга» |
Crew credits 21
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Me Too Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2010 | The Stoker Film | Writer, Director |
| 2008 | Morphine Film | Director |
| 2007 | Cargo 200 Film | Writer, Director |
| 2006 | It Doesn't Hurt Me Film | Director, Writer |
| 2005 | Dead Man's Bluff Film | Director, Writer |
| 2002 | War Film | Writer, Director |
| 2002 | River Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 2000 | Brother 2 Film | Director, Writer |
| 1998 | Of Freaks and Men Film | Director, Writer |
| 1997 | Brother Film | Director, Writer |
| 1996 | The Arrival of a Train Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1996 | Secrets Shared with a Stranger Film | Producer |
| 1996 | Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography Film | Producer |
| 1995 | Trofim Film | Director |
| 1994 | The Castle Film | Director, Writer |
| 1991 | Happy Days Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1989 | Nastya and Egor Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1989 | About air flying in Russia Film | Director |
| 1988 | One Step Beyond Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1987 | It was a different time Film | Director, Screenplay |