Writing
Aleksandr Mindadze
Born April 28, 1949 · Moscow, RSFSR, USSR (age 77)
Alexander Mindadze (Александр Анатольевич Миндадзе) is a well-known Soviet and Russian screenwriter and film director. From 1977 to 2003, he wrote screenplays for the films of Vadim Abdrashitov. He was also the screenwriter for Pavel Lyubimov's and Alexei Uchitel's films. In 2007, he began directing films based on his own screenplays.
Known For

Mar 25, 2027
Noise of Time · 2027Noise of Time
2027
MovieDramaHistory
About one of the most famous composers of the 20th century, Dmitriy Dmitrievich Shostakovich.
The Train Has Stopped · 1982The Train Has Stopped
★ 5.51982
MovieDrama
In this drama with socio-political nuances, a heroic engineer is able to save the passengers on his train from injury or death by sacrificing his own life when his locomotive crashes. An investigator Ermakov and journalist Malinin are both involved in the story of the crash but from two different angles: the investigator wants to find out why it happened, the journalist wants to laud the heroism of the dead engineer.
Speech for the Defence · 1977Speech for the Defence
★ 4.61977
MovieDrama
Valya supported her lover, denied herself everything, devotedly and sincerely loved him. He answered her with black ingratitude. Struck in the very heart, Valya decides to commit suicide with him.
Planet Parade · 1984Planet Parade
★ 5.51984
MovieFantasyDrama
A rare astronomical phenomenon — the parade of planets — has a strange effect on several men. The heroes of the film — an astrophysicist, locksmith, salesman, architect, loader, trolley bus driver — are called up for military training, which ends ahead of time. There is a strange pause in their life — no one knows where they are, no one is waiting for them, and they themselves can not rush anywhere. This short respite in a hasty and busy life gives the heroes the opportunity to experience strong and very important feelings for them.
A Fox Hunt · 1980A Fox Hunt
★ 5.01980
MovieDramaCrime
A provincial Soviet town. Factory worker Victor Belov is beaten up by two teenagers in the park. One of them, Vladimir Belikov, goes to a correction labor settlement for two years, the other is put on probation. Belov goes on with his life and work. Life is simple and unambiguous: the factory, the wife, regular factory sports competitions. But the memories of the trial keep coming back. Everything was not done as properly as it had seemed then. He wants to change the fate of the accused, goes to the labor camp, obtains the right to visit him there and advocates his early release…
Parquet · 2021Parquet
★ 4.02021
MovieDrama
The creators of the legendary tango à trois reunite for an encore performance 25 years after breaking up. Determined to take on the night as if they had never aged they face the realities when their families arrive to join the audience.
Innocent Saturday · 2011Innocent Saturday
★ 3.92011
MovieDrama
A group of friends and bandmates look to escape from the Chornobyl disaster.
Plumbum, or The Dangerous Game · 1987Plumbum, or The Dangerous Game
★ 5.81987
MovieDrama
Fifteen year old gifted teenager Ruslan Chutko longs to do good and help the police to identify offenses under the pseudonym Plumbum. Plumbum decides in a single provincial town to eradicate the evil. However, in his interest of being a fighter against evil he goes far beyond what is permitted in a children's play and ends up ruthlessly invading people's lives.
















