Aleksei Balabanov
Known As: Алексей БалабановDied: 18th May, 2013Born: 25th February, 1959Age: 67Birthplace: Sverdlovsk, RSFSR, USSRBiography: 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.
