About
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.
Filmography
Me Too2012 · Director, Screenplay
The Stoker2010 · Writer, Director
Morphine2008 · Director
Cargo 2002007 · Writer, Director
It Doesn't Hurt Me2006 · Director, Writer
Dead Man's Bluff2005 · Director, Writer
War2002 · Writer, Director
River2002 · Screenplay, Director
Brother 22000 · Director, Writer
Of Freaks and Men1998 · Director, Writer
Brother1997 · Director, Writer
The Arrival of a Train1996 · Director, Screenplay
Secrets Shared with a Stranger1996 · Producer
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography1996 · Producer
Trofim1995 · Director
The Castle1994 · Director, Writer
Happy Days1991 · Director, Screenplay
Nastya and Egor1989 · Director, Screenplay
About air flying in Russia1989 · Director
One Step Beyond1988 · Screenplay, Director