Aleksej Balabanov

Director
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Russian film director known for stark, often brutal depictions of late Soviet and post-Soviet life.

Directed Cargo 200; known for bleak, violent portrayals of social collapse in Russia. Died in 2013.

The available review analyzes Cargo 200 as a ruthless, icy thriller that interrogates the end of the Soviet Union. It emphasizes graphic psychological violence, bleak mise-en-scène and prophetic social commentary.

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❝ Aleksei Balabanov, a little-known and interesting Russian director, narrates the end of the Soviet Union drawing from a true event.

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