FILM DIRECTOR

Oleg Sentsov

1976 - Today

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Oleh Hennadiiovych Sentsov (Ukrainian: Олег Геннадійович Сенцов; Russian: Олег Геннадьевич Сенцов, romanized: Oleg Gennadyevich Sentsov; born 14 July 1976) is a Ukrainian filmmaker, writer, activist and soldier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Crimea. Sentsov has directed the feature films Gamer (2011), Numbers (2019, co-directed with Akhtem Seitablayev), and Rhino (2021). Following the Russian annexation of Crimea, he was arrested in Crimea in May 2014 and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment by a Russian court in August 2015 on charges of plotting terrorism. The conviction was described as fabricated by Amnesty International and others. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). Oleg Sentsov is the 1,423rd most popular film director (down from 1,142nd in 2024). (down from 4,069th in 2019)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Oleg Sentsov ranks 1,424 out of 2,041. Before him are Tom Shadyac, Kwak Jae-yong, Hugh Wilson, Jonathan Lynn, Elmer Clifton, Vasily Goncharov, and Robert Lepage. After him are François Dupeyron, Lucrecia Martel, William Desmond Taylor, Robert Burks, and Aleksandr Rogozhkin.

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Among people born in 1976, Oleg Sentsov ranks 235. Before him are Lillo Brancato, 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso, Harue Sato, Dan Fogler, Tiago Monteiro, and Yasuaki Kato. After him are Agata Buzek, Makoto Yukimura, Jaime Murray, Magnus Norman, Lea De Mae, and Amir Ohana.

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