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Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov ( rus, Серге́й Влади́мирович Бодро́в, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej bɐˈdrof; born 28 June 1948) is a Russian
film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...
,
screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...
, and producer. In 2003 he was the president of the jury at the
25th Moscow International Film Festival The 25th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 20 to 29 June 2003. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian-Spanish film ''The End of a Mystery'' directed by Miguel Hermoso. Jury * Sergei Bodrov (Russia – President of the J ...
.


Life and career

Bodrov was born in
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,
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,
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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 20 September 2002, while shooting a film titled ''The Messenger''. Bodrov's paternal grandmother was an ethnic Buryat, which influenced his decision to make the movie ''
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''. His mother was
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, while his paternal grandfather was an ethnic
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. 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. A case has been opened against Bodrov at the "Myrotvorets" website.


Awards

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Prisoner of the Mountains ''Prisoner of the Mountains'' (, ''Kavkazskiy plennik''), also known as ''Prisoner of the Caucasus'', is a 1996 Russian war drama film directed by Sergei Bodrov, based on the 1872 short story '' The Prisoner in the Caucasus'' by Leo Tolstoy. The f ...
'' **
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. In 2022 nominees were announced, b ...
for Best Picture and Best Director. **
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
nomination. *''
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'' **
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. In 2022 nominees were announced, b ...
for Best Picture and Best Director. **
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
nomination. *'' The Quickie'' **
23rd Moscow International Film Festival The 23rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 21 to 30 June 2001. The Golden St. George was awarded to the American film '' The Believer'' directed by Henry Bean. Jury * Margarethe von Trotta (Germany – President of the Jury) * ...
Golden St. George (nominated)


Filmography

*''
Freedom Is Paradise Freedom Is Paradise (Russian language, Russian: СЭР, acronym for Свобода Это Раи, Svoboda Eto Rai) is a 1989 Soviet cinema, Soviet Union film film director, directed by Sergei Bodrov. It won the Grand Prix des Amériques (film awa ...
'' (1989) *'' Katala'' (1989) *''White King, Red Queen'' (1992) *''
Prisoner of the Mountains ''Prisoner of the Mountains'' (, ''Kavkazskiy plennik''), also known as ''Prisoner of the Caucasus'', is a 1996 Russian war drama film directed by Sergei Bodrov, based on the 1872 short story '' The Prisoner in the Caucasus'' by Leo Tolstoy. The f ...
'' (1996) *''
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'' (2000) *''The Quickie'' (2001) *''
Bear's Kiss ''Bear's Kiss'' is a 2002 dramatic fantasy romance film directed by Sergei Bodrov. It is based on an original script by Terrence Malick, who had previously attempted to fund the project multiple times. A German, Swedish, Russian, Spanish, French, ...
'' (2002) *''Shiza'' (2004) *''
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'' (2005) *''
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'' (2007) * ''A Yakuza's Daughter Never Cries'' (2010) *'' Seventh Son'' (2014) *'' Breathe Easy'' (2022)


References


External links

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1948 births 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