Aleksey Balabanov

Aleksey Balabanov

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.

  • Title: Aleksey Balabanov
  • Popularity: 4.885
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1959-02-25
  • Place of Birth: 俄罗斯,叶卡捷琳堡
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  • Also Known As: Алексей Балабанов, Aleksey Balabanov, Alekseï Balabanov, Alexei Balabanov, Aleksei Balabanov, ალექსეი ბალაბანოვი, Олексій Балабанов
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Aleksey Balabanov Movies

  • 1996
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    The Arrival of a Train

    The Arrival of a Train

    5 1996 HD

    Almanac of five short stories commissioned by ROSKOMKINO to celebrate the 100th anniversary of cinema.

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  • 2012
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    Me Too

    Me Too

    5.7 2012 HD

    Five passengers - the Bandit, his friend Matvei, Matvei's old father, the Musician, and a young woman - race along an empty road in a big black jeep,...

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  • 2022
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    Balabanov. Belltower. Requiem

    Balabanov. Belltower. Requiem

    1 2022 HD

    A documentary film dedicated to Alexei Balabanov and his latest film "I also want to".

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  • 2023
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    Алексей Балабанов. Послесловие…

    Алексей Балабанов. Послесловие…

    1 2023 HD

    One of the last conversations with a popular director, excerpts from printed interviews over the years and, most importantly, Balabanov's personal...

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  • 2000
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    How «Brother 2» Was Filmed

    How «Brother 2» Was Filmed

    1 2000 HD

    Documentary film with comments by Sergey Bodrov, Viktor Sukhorukov, Alexey Balabanov, Sergey Astakhov, Sergey Selyanov about the shooting of the...

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  • 2017
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    Plankton Salesmen

    Plankton Salesmen

    1 2017 HD

    A nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in the early 2000s in Russia. The story of the Cinema Without Borders company...

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  • 1995
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    Trofim

    Trofim

    5 1995 HD

    One of the three films that comprise Arrival of a Train, a collection of shorts made to celebrate the centenary of cinema. Set at the turn of the...

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  • 2021
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    We Others Will Not

    We Others Will Not

    10 2021 HD

    The film “We Others Will Not” emerged as a direct continuation of numerous meetings and conversations with Sergei Bodrov Jr. and Alexei...

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  • 1997
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    Brother

    Brother

    7.6 1997 HD

    Danila goes to his successful brother, Victor, in Petersburg to start a new life. Unknown to Danila, Victor is a contract killer, but is in hiding...

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  • 2000
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    Brother 2

    Brother 2

    7.3 2000 HD

    Arriving in Moscow, Chechen War veteran Danila meets Konstantin, an old friend who tells him that his twin brother has been forced into signing a...

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  • 2005
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    Dead Man's Bluff

    Dead Man's Bluff

    6.8 2005 HD

    Sergei and Simon have to deliver a suitcase full of heroin to Mikhalych or else they will be killed. There is one minor detail: the only...

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  • 1997
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    Brother

    Brother

    7.6 1997 HD

    Danila goes to his successful brother, Victor, in Petersburg to start a new life. Unknown to Danila, Victor is a contract killer, but is in hiding...

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  • 2002
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    River

    River

    6.3 2002 HD

    The end of the 19th century. A tiny colony of lepers in the isolated Yakut taiga. A healthy girl, brought there by chance, falls in love with one of...

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  • 1991
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    Happy Days

    Happy Days

    5.7 1991 HD

    An unnamed hero roaming the streets of St Petersburg is befriended by a beggar with a donkey and a slightly deranged prostitute.

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  • 2007
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    Cargo 200

    Cargo 200

    7 2007 HD

    While returning to Leningrad from a visit to his brother, Professor Artyom's car breaks down and he finds assistance at an isolated farmhouse...

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  • 2007
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    Cargo 200

    Cargo 200

    7 2007 HD

    While returning to Leningrad from a visit to his brother, Professor Artyom's car breaks down and he finds assistance at an isolated farmhouse...

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  • 2006
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    It Doesn't Hurt Me

    It Doesn't Hurt Me

    5.5 2006 HD

    Three friends are in the entrance of a luxury home in the heart of the city. They are young, full of strength and energy, they have the talent, skill...

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  • 2008
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    Morphine

    Morphine

    6.8 2008 HD

    The year is 1917. We are in the Russian countryside. It is the middle of freezing winter. A pale young, newly educated doctor arrives. Having to deal...

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  • 2010
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    The Stoker

    The Stoker

    6.3 2010 HD

    A shell-shocked Afghanistan war hero named Ivan Skryabin (Mikhail Skryabin) spends his days stoking the fire in a giant coal furnace. When he...

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  • 2010
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    The Stoker

    The Stoker

    6.3 2010 HD

    A shell-shocked Afghanistan war hero named Ivan Skryabin (Mikhail Skryabin) spends his days stoking the fire in a giant coal furnace. When he...

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  • 2002
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    War

    War

    7.2 2002 HD

    During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then...

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  • 2002
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    War

    War

    7.2 2002 HD

    During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then...

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  • 1998
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    Of Freaks and Men

    Of Freaks and Men

    6.4 1998 HD

    St. Petersburg, early 20th century. The handsome and secretive Johann specializes in shooting erotic pictures depicting the floggings of...

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  • 1994
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    The Castle

    The Castle

    5.8 1994 HD

    Closely based on Franz Kafka's book "Das Schloß", the movie shares the same action on a land surveyor who is called to a village to do a job...

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  • 2012
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    Me Too

    Me Too

    5.7 2012 HD

    Five passengers - the Bandit, his friend Matvei, Matvei's old father, the Musician, and a young woman - race along an empty road in a big black jeep,...

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  • 2012
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    Me Too

    Me Too

    5.7 2012 HD

    Five passengers - the Bandit, his friend Matvei, Matvei's old father, the Musician, and a young woman - race along an empty road in a big black jeep,...

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  • 1996
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    Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography

    Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography

    8.5 1996 HD

    A free film adaptation of the director's memoirs. In form, this is the "stream of consciousness" that attracted Sergei Eisenstein after getting...

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  • 1995
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    Trofim

    Trofim

    5 1995 HD

    One of the three films that comprise Arrival of a Train, a collection of shorts made to celebrate the centenary of cinema. Set at the turn of the...

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  • 2002
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    River

    River

    6.3 2002 HD

    The end of the 19th century. A tiny colony of lepers in the isolated Yakut taiga. A healthy girl, brought there by chance, falls in love with one of...

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  • 2000
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    Brother 2

    Brother 2

    7.3 2000 HD

    Arriving in Moscow, Chechen War veteran Danila meets Konstantin, an old friend who tells him that his twin brother has been forced into signing a...

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  • 2005
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    Dead Man's Bluff

    Dead Man's Bluff

    6.8 2005 HD

    Sergei and Simon have to deliver a suitcase full of heroin to Mikhalych or else they will be killed. There is one minor detail: the only...

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  • 2006
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    It Doesn't Hurt Me

    It Doesn't Hurt Me

    5.5 2006 HD

    Three friends are in the entrance of a luxury home in the heart of the city. They are young, full of strength and energy, they have the talent, skill...

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  • 1994
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    The Castle

    The Castle

    5.8 1994 HD

    Closely based on Franz Kafka's book "Das Schloß", the movie shares the same action on a land surveyor who is called to a village to do a job...

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  • 1998
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    Of Freaks and Men

    Of Freaks and Men

    6.4 1998 HD

    St. Petersburg, early 20th century. The handsome and secretive Johann specializes in shooting erotic pictures depicting the floggings of...

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  • 1987
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    There used to be another time

    There used to be another time

    4.6 1987 HD

    The story unfolding during one day, tells about the male vileness and ever-hard female share ... The action takes place against the background of the...

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  • 1989
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    Nastya and Egor

    Nastya and Egor

    4.5 1989 HD

    The main characters of the film are members of the group "Nastya" Nastya Poleva and Yegor Belkin. The half-hour half-documentary tape included...

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  • 1989
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    Nastya and Egor

    Nastya and Egor

    4.5 1989 HD

    The main characters of the film are members of the group "Nastya" Nastya Poleva and Yegor Belkin. The half-hour half-documentary tape included...

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  • 1988
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    One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

    3.5 1988 HD

    Short feature film, filmed in 1988. One of the first works of the film director Alexei Balabanov, at that time an assistant at the Sverdlovsk Film...

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  • 1988
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    One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

    3.5 1988 HD

    Short feature film, filmed in 1988. One of the first works of the film director Alexei Balabanov, at that time an assistant at the Sverdlovsk Film...

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  • 1987
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    There used to be another time

    There used to be another time

    4.6 1987 HD

    The story unfolding during one day, tells about the male vileness and ever-hard female share ... The action takes place against the background of the...

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  • 1991
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    Happy Days

    Happy Days

    5.7 1991 HD

    An unnamed hero roaming the streets of St Petersburg is befriended by a beggar with a donkey and a slightly deranged prostitute.

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  • 1996
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    The Arrival of a Train

    The Arrival of a Train

    5 1996 HD

    Almanac of five short stories commissioned by ROSKOMKINO to celebrate the 100th anniversary of cinema.

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  • 1996
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    The Arrival of a Train

    The Arrival of a Train

    5 1996 HD

    Almanac of five short stories commissioned by ROSKOMKINO to celebrate the 100th anniversary of cinema.

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  • 1996
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    Secrets Shared with a Stranger

    Secrets Shared with a Stranger

    1 1996 HD

    In Russia, in 1907, a rich lenient husband of a loose unfaithful woman is brutally murdered. She and her two lovers are suspects, but what about the...

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  • 1989
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    About air flying in Russia

    About air flying in Russia

    1 1989 HD

    The provincial Russian town of Nerekhta is celebrating its 775th anniversary. The basis of the holiday is the legend about the local craftsman...

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  • 2017
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    vDud

    vDud

    1 2017 HD

    Yury Dud interviews famous figures, including musicians (mainly rappers), politicians, journalists, film directors, and businesspeople.

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