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Kantemir Balagov

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Kantemir Balagov

Born July 28, 1991 · Nalchik, USSR (Russia) (age 35)

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). Description above from the W…

Known For

Butterfly Jam
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Butterfly Jam · 2026
Butterfly Jam
2026
MovieDrama
16 years old Pyteh splits his time between the wrestling mat and his family’s struggling Circassian diner in Newark. A single impulsive decision by his hustling father changes the course of his life, shaping a tale of pride, legacy, and masculinity.
BeanpoleBeanpole · 2019
Beanpole
★ 7.02019
MovieDramaWar
1945, Leningrad. World War II has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women, Iya and Masha, search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.
ClosenessCloseness · 2017
Closeness
★ 6.72017
MovieDrama
1998, Nalchik. A Jewish family is in trouble: the youngest son and his bride do not come home, and in the morning, a ransom note arrives. The ransom is so high that the family is forced not only to sell its small business, but also to seek help from its fellow tribesmen.
Still YoungStill Young · 2015
Still Young
★ 6.02015
MovieRomance
The story of Dante, a graduate of the philological faculty who works on the railroad, pins the tracks to the railroad ties with a terrible noise, and then falls in love with a deaf-mute girl.
AntigoneAntigone · 2015
Antigone
2015
MovieDramaHistory
Diploma work of the Kabardino-Balkar State University (Alexander Sokurov's workshop)
ArmyArmy · 2014
Army
2014
MovieDrama
Academic work of 4th courses of training of Kabardino-Balkarian State University (Alexander Sokurov's workshop).
AndryukhaAndryukha · 2015
Andryukha
★ 6.02015
MovieDocumentary
Portrait of a young man with a difficult fate. Despite the inherent mental illness, the film's hero earns money for his drinking mother and sister.
They abandoned meThey abandoned me · 2014
They abandoned me
2014
MovieDrama
A teenage girl from a dysfunctional family, whose parents keep an inexpensive roadside cafe, runs away from home. "It's not I who left them, they left me," - so the girl explains her flight.

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