Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov ( rus, Серге́й Влади́мирович Бодро́в, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej bɐˈdrof; born June 28, 1948) is a Russian

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, and producer. In 2003 he was the President of the Jury at the 25th Moscow International Film Festival.

Life and career

Bodrov was born in

Khabarovsk Khabarovsk ( rus, Хабaровск, a=Хабаровск.ogg, r=Habárovsk, p=xɐˈbarəfsk) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative centre of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia,Law #109 located from the China ...

Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

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(now Russia). In the post-Soviet period he emigrated to the United States. His son, actor Sergei Bodrov, Jr. was killed in an

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in the mountains of the North

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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 The Mongols ( mn, Монголчууд, , , ; ; russian: Монголы) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China and the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation. The Mongols are the principal member of ...

''. Bodrov currently has an apartment in

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and a ranch in

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. He is married to American film consultant Carolyn Cavallaro.

Awards

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Prisoner of the Mountains ''Prisoner of the Mountains'' (russian: Кавказский пленник, ''Kavkazskiy plennik''), also known as ''Prisoner of the Caucasus'', is a 1996 Russian war drama film directed by Sergei Bodrov and written by Bodrov, Arif Aliyev and B ...

'' **

Nika Award The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars. History The award was established i ...

for Best Picture and Best Director. **

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nomination. *''

'' **

for Best Picture and Best Director. **

nomination. *'' The Quickie'' ** 23rd Moscow International Film Festival Golden St. George (nominated)

Filmography

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Freedom Is Paradise Freedom Is Paradise ( Russian: СЭР, acronym for Свобода Это Раи, Svoboda Eto Rai) is a 1989 Soviet Union film directed Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel) ...

'' (СЭР. Свобода - это рай, 1989) *''

Katala Katala (russian: Катала, Katala, also known as ''The Gambler'') is a 1989 Soviet crime drama directed by Sergei Bodrov and Alexander Buravsky. Plot In a small seaside town lives Aleksei 'The Greek' Grekov, a former katala a slang term i ...

'' (Катала, 1989) *''White King, Red Queen'' (Белый король, красная королева, 1992) *''

'' (Кавказский пленник, 1996) *''

Running Free Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is ...

'' (2000) *''The Quickie'' (Давай сделаем это по-быстрому, 2001) *''

Bear's Kiss Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov ( rus, Серге́й Влади́мирович Бодро́в, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej bɐˈdrof; born June 28, 1948) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer. In 2003 he was the President of the Jury at the 25 ...

'' (Медвежий поцелуй, 2002) *''Shiza'' (Шиза, 2004) *''

Nomad A nomad is a member of a community without fixed habitation who regularly moves to and from the same areas. Such groups include hunter-gatherers, pastoral nomads (owning livestock), tinkers and trader nomads. In the twentieth century, the popu ...

'' (Кочевник, 2005) *''

'' (Монгол, 2007) * ''A Yakuza's Daughter Never Cries'' (2010) *'' Seventh Son'' (Седьмой сын, 2014) *''

Dyshite svobodno ''Breathe Easy'' (russian: Дышите свободно, Dyshite svobodno) is a 2022 Russian romantic drama film directed by Sergei Bodrov. It was theatrically released on May 12, 2022. Plot The film is about a man named Ilya who stutters and ...

'' (Дышите свободно, 2022)

References

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1948 births category:Living people Academicians of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences "Nika" American people of Buryat descent American people of Mongolian descent European Film Award for Best Screenwriter winners People from Khabarovsk Russian film directors Russian people of Buryat descent Russian people of Mongolian descent Soviet film directors {{Russia-film-director-stub