Sergei Bodrov

Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov (Russian: Серге́й Влади́мирович Бодро́в, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej bɐˈdrof]; born June 28, 1948) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer.^[1] In 2003 he was the President of the Jury at the 25th Moscow International Film Festival.^[2]

Sergei Bodrov Сергей Бодров
Серге́й Влади́мирович Бодро́в
Bodrov, as a member of the 2009 Venice Film Festival jury
Born	Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov (1948-06-28) 28 June 1948 (age 74) Khabarovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1974–present
Spouse	Carolyn Cavallaro
Children	Sergei Bodrov Jr.

Life and career

Bodrov was born in Khabarovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia). In the post-Soviet period he emigrated to the United States. His son, actor Sergei Bodrov, Jr. was killed in an avalanche in the mountains of the North Caucasus on September 20, 2002, while shooting a film titled The Messenger.

Bodrov's paternal grandmother was an ethnic Buryat, which influenced his decision to make the movie Mongol.

Bodrov currently has an apartment in Los Angeles and a ranch in Arizona. He is married to American film consultant Carolyn Cavallaro.

Awards

• Prisoner of the Mountains
  • Nika Award for Best Picture and Best Director.
  • Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film nomination.^[3]
• Mongol
  • Nika Award for Best Picture and Best Director.
  • Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film nomination.
• The Quickie
  • 23rd Moscow International Film Festival Golden St. George (nominated)^[4]

Filmography

• Freedom Is Paradise (СЭР. Свобода - это рай, 1989)
• Katala (Катала, 1989)
• White King, Red Queen (Белый король, красная королева, 1992)
• Prisoner of the Mountains (Кавказский пленник, 1996)
• Running Free (2000)
• The Quickie (Давай сделаем это по-быстрому, 2001)
• Bear's Kiss (Медвежий поцелуй, 2002)
• Shiza (Шиза, 2004)
• Nomad (Кочевник, 2005)
• Mongol (Монгол, 2007)^[5]
• A Yakuza's Daughter Never Cries (2010)
• Seventh Son (Седьмой сын, 2014)
• Dyshite svobodno (Дышите свободно, 2022)

References

1. Peter Rollberg (2016). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 110–111. ISBN 1442268425.
2. . MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
3. "The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
4. . MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
5. metrowebukmetro (3 September 2008). "FILM: Mongol (15)". Metro. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

External links

 

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