Alexander Nikolaevich Bashirov (; born 24 September 1955, in
Sogom) is a Russian film and theater actor, director and screenwriter. He performed in more than sixty films since 1986.
Biography
Bashirov was born on 24 September 1955 in the village of Sogom. He was born in a mixed family of ethnic
Russian
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father Nikolay Zakharovich Kosygin and
Siberian Tatar mother Mariya Katyrovna Bashirova.
He married a US citizen and in 1990-1991 he studied acting at the
Herbert Berghof Studio in New York, periodically coming to the USSR to participate in the filming.
In 1996 he organized in St. Petersburg studio ''Deboshirfilm'', which is the artistic director and teacher of actor-director's workshop.
In 2014, Bashirov started the work on documentary titled ''Donbass knocks in our heart'' dedicated to separatists from the
Donetsk People's Republic
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and
Luhansk People's Republic
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. The development of the film was supported by
Fedor Bondarchuk
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He specializes in Action film, action movies, War film, w ...
who took the producer role. The production of the film was later cancelled.
Personal life
He is married to singer Inna Volkova (born 1964) from
Kolibri. Daughter - Alexandra Maria, a son from his first marriage - Christopher.
Political views
In 2014, he illegally crossed the border of
Ukraine
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in the area not controlled by the Ukrainian government, to support the
Donetsk People's Republic
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and
Luhansk People's Republic
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separatists.
Selected filmography
Films
TV
Awards
* 1998 - Film Festival ''Viva Cinema of Russia!'' In St. Petersburg, the press prize
* 1998 - Film Festival ''Window to Europe'' in
Vyborg
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, a special prize Guild of Film Critics
* 1998 - Open Russian Film Festival in
Sochi
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, the
FIPRESCI
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prize
* 1999 - Film Festival ''Literature and Cinema'' in
Gatchina
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, the Grand Jury Prize for the film ''The Iron Heel of Oligarchy'', the prize for Best Actor, Special Jury Prize
Archive 1999 festival Literature and Cinema
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* 1999 - Alexandria
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International Film Festival, the top prize for best European film
* 1999 - International Film Festival in Rotterdam
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, the prize '' Tiger Award''
References
External links
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Biography of Alexander Bashirov
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Soviet male film actors
Russian male film actors
1955 births
Anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Russia
Living people
Siberian Tatar people
Soviet film directors
Russian film directors
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni