Aleksandr Sokurov
Biography
Aleksandr Sokurov is a Russian director born on June 14, 1951, in Podorvikha, Siberia. He graduated from the History Department of Nizhny Novgorod University in 1974 and became friends with Tarkovsky at VGIK studio. Notable works include his critically acclaimed feature film Mother and Son (1997), which won the top prize at the 20th Moscow International Film Festival, and Faust (2011), which received the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.