Aleksei Balabanov
Biography
Aleksei Balabanov was a Russian filmmaker and member of the European Film Academy, known for his arthouse and action crime drama films. He gained mainstream popularity with Brother (1997) and Brother 2 (2000), earning him comparisons to Quentin Tarantino. His critically acclaimed yet controversial films also include Cargo 200 (2007), Morphine (2008), and A Stoker (2010).