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Kantemir Balagov

1991 - Today

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Kantemir Arturovich Balagov (Russian: Кантемир Артурович Балагов, Kabardian: Бэлагъы Артурыкъуэ Къантемыр; born 28 July 1991) is a Russian film director of Circassian descent, screenwriter and cinematographer from the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, in the North Caucasian region of the Russian Federation. He has directed the films Closeness (2017) and Beanpole (2019). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Kantemir Balagov is the 2,135th most popular film director (down from 2,000th in 2024), the 3,507th most popular biography from Russia (down from 3,346th in 2019) and the 75th most popular Russian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kantemir Balagov ranks 2,130 out of 2,041. Before him are Ana Lily Amirpour. After him are Mike Cahill, George Tillman Jr., Lynn Shelton, Holly Randall, Jamie Babbit, Jay Duplass, Don Hall, Basel Adra, Marti Noxon, Zoya Akhtar, and Damien Leone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Kantemir Balagov ranks 733. Before him are Andrey Lunyov, Christian Yelich, Philip Milanov, Daniel Juncadella, Daniyar Yeleussinov, and Uzari. After him are Soichi Hashimoto, Vitor Hugo, Spencer Locke, Alexander Ring, Andrey Kuznetsov, and Willy Boly.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Kantemir Balagov ranks 3,507 out of 3,761. Before him are Vladimir Shishelov (1979), Yelena Antonova (1974), Inna Deriglazova (1990), Ivan Rovny (1987), Alexander Mikhaylin (1979), and Dmitri Tarasov (1987). After him are Ekaterina Atalik (1982), Denys Hotfrid (1975), Anastasiia Gubanova (2002), Andrey Kuznetsov (1991), Aleksandr Kostoglod (1974), and Aleksei Tishchenko (1984).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Russia

Among film directors born in Russia, Kantemir Balagov ranks 75. Before him are Sergey Mikaelyan (1923), Ilya Naishuller (1983), Andrei Kravchuk (1962), Boris Khlebnikov (1972), Aleksei Alekseivich German (1976), and Klim Shipenko (1983). After him are Alexei Popogrebski (1972).

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