Aleksandr Mindadze

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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

Breaking LooseBreaking Loose · 2014
Breaking Loose
4.12014
MovieActionRomance
Four best friends. They've been to war, they've seen life, but they are still passionate, young and willing to serve their country. They found their place at OMON - Russian Special Police Squad. They can count only on each other, and their real family is themselves. After working hours they become simple guys with ordinary dreams like family and comfort. But life changes when once in a night club the friends incidentally get in a fight with the local mafia. It turns out that they have no fear and they are ready to stand for each other whatever happens.
Spring SelectionSpring Selection · 1976
Spring Selection
7.01976
Movie
Mater-Sergeant Karpenko just got a new squad... Now he must teach the rookies how to become a good soldiers and a good men.
Noise of Time
Nov 26, 2026
Noise of Time · 2026
Noise of Time
2026
MovieDramaHistory
A biopic about Soviet composer Dmitry Shostakovich.
A Fox HuntA Fox Hunt · 1980
A 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…
TrioTrio · 2003
Trio
4.02003
MovieCrime
Three people in the cab of truck: Alexei the driver, his partner Nikolai, and Marina, a prostitute they picked up on their way. Or so it seems... In fact, all three are police detectives. Their task: to uncover a gang that has been robbing long-haul trucks.
Speech for the DefenceSpeech for the Defence · 1977
Speech 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.
The Train Has StoppedThe Train Has Stopped · 1982
The 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.
ArmavirArmavir · 1991
Armavir
4.31991
MovieDrama
Two men are searching for a woman between the shipwrecking accident victims.

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My Good HansMy Good Hans · 2015
My Good Hans
4.82015
MovieRomanceDrama
It is a story about the Soviet worker Pyotr and the German engineer Hans, who came to the USSR before the war on a business trip. At a Soviet plant the German team works in cooperation with Russian specialists. Once Hans makes a mistake which causes the explosion of the furnace and human losses. Hans finds himself at the mercy of Pyotr, the only witness to his actions near the furnace. Pyotr also depends on Hans, because Pyotr’s very presence near the furnace entails accusation of subversive actions and a death sentence. Mutual suspicion gives way to silent sympathy and later friendship. They even look like each other, both have small children. Pyotr secretly leaves the town with his family but Hans feels loss rather that relief at the disappearance of the embarrassing witness.

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