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Aleksei Balabanov



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Aleksei Balabanov - what members say


  • War
  • War review by Bazza66 from Essex
    Rated - 4.0 stars Russian/Chechen Collaboration 18 June 2005
    ... an insight into the little known Russian/Chechen conflict. Directed by Russian Aleksei Balabanov this fictional account of a Russian concscript and an Englishman who get taken ...   Read customer review

Aleksei Balabanov - filmography


  • Cargo 200 (2007)
    Starring: Agniya Kuznetsova,  Aleksei Poluyan,  Leonid Gromov
    Director: Aleksei Balabanov
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The story tales place at the end of the Soviet era in a provincial town. After going to a club, the daughter of the secretary of the district committee for the Communist Party disappears. There are no witnesses and no suspects have been found. This same evening, in a house on the outskirts of town, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 11 members
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  • War on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Aleksei Chadov,  Ian Kelly,  Sergei Bodrov Jr.
    Director: Aleksei Balabanov
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    John, a British actor, and his girlfriend are captured by Chechen rebels whilst on tour in Georgia. A ransom is demanded, and when it fails to materialise, John is released to raise the cash in Britain. On returning, he meets with a conscript who is desperate to save one of the other captives, and ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 743 members
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  • Brother 2 on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Sergei Bodrov Jr.,  Victor Sukhorukov,  Sergei Makovetsky
    Director: Aleksei Balabanov
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The sequel to Aleksei Balabanov's BROTHER features Danila, a Chechen war veteran, arriving in the Russian capital to meet Konstantin, a soldier informant and friend from his army days. Konstantin tells Danila that his twin brother has found himself in a sticky situation in Chicago. His friend is ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 508 members
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  • Of Freaks and Men on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Aleksei De,  Sergei Makovetsky
    Director: Aleksei Balabanov
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Acclaimed Russian director Alexei Balabanov (THE BROTHER) is the brains behind this award-winning film about the dark side of the late Victorian upper classes. Dark and subversive, OF FREAKS AND MEN is the story of a seedy man named Johann and his equally sinister assistant, who together take ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 654 members
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  • Brother on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Sergei Bodrov Jr.,  Svetlana Pismichenko
    Director: Aleksei Balabanov
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Danila idolises his older brother, deciding that he wants to follow in his footsteps after being discharged from the Russian army. The problem is his brother is a contract killer for the mob! This doesn't bother Danila, his brother can do nothing wrong in his eyes. Cue some brutal violence, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 991 members
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Aleksei Balabanov facts

5 most recent films

Cargo 200 - 3.5 stars
War - 3.0 stars
Brother 2 - 3.5 stars
Of Freaks and Men - 2.5 stars
Brother - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Brother 2 - 3.5 stars
Brother - 3.5 stars
War - 3.0 stars
Of Freaks and Men - 2.5 stars
Cargo 200 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Cargo 200 - 3.5 stars
Of Freaks and Men - 2.5 stars
War - 3.0 stars
Brother - 3.5 stars
Brother 2 - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Sergei Bodrov Jr. - 4 times - show films
Sergei Makovetsky - 3 times - show films
Aleksei De - 2 times - show films
Svetlana Pismichenko - 2 times - show films
Aleksei Poluyan - 1 times - show films