Alexander Belov

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Alexander Belov

Born June 5, 1993 · Moscow, Russia (age 33)

Aleksandr Belov graduated from VGIK in 2018 (Vladimir Alenikov’s workshop). In 2020, he defended his dissertation at MGIMO, focusing on the poetics of contemporary Iranian cinema. In 2022, he enrolled in the Moscow School of New Cinema (Oleg Dorman’s screenwriting workshop). He currently continues his studies at Stockholm University of the Arts, where he works within the field of artistic research…

Known For

Funeral for the TruthFuneral for the Truth · 2022
Funeral for the Truth
2022
MovieDramaComedy
A person loses something very important. A friend who was always there, who was ready to help and support in these difficult times. A friend who couldn't be saved. A friend who is being buried in tears, and then remembered over a drunken feast with kind words. This friend is a TV.
RehearsalRehearsal · 2018
Rehearsal
2018
MovieDrama
Two small-town actors are heading Moscow to an audition for Helya's and Victor's parts in "Warsaw Melody" by Leonid Zorin. As they drive, they rehearse their parts.
BubblesBubbles · 2021
Bubbles
2021
MovieDrama
Lonely and eccentric resident of panel building, who keeps eye on order in stairwell, stumbles upon wrongly placed missing cat poster for cat named Bubbles. He decides to tear it down, but poster reappears again and again. This struggle against disorder becomes his routine, until one day poster disappears.
CrushCrush · 2021
Crush
2021
MovieDrama
Sitting under an umbrella on a sunny autumn day, a shy teenage vampire tries to strike up a conversation with a girl who is an artist.
That Summer I Got Accepted to UniversityThat Summer I Got Accepted to University · 2025
That Summer I Got Accepted to University
2025
MovieDrama
In a Russian country house, two boys, Anton and Zhenya, shoot air rifles at bottles. Anton suddenly fires at a cat, shocking Zhenya. Their friendship becomes strained. That evening, Anton's father takes them to the river and recalls his own childhood, when he built a forest shelter together with a friend. As night falls, Anton tries to reconcile, but Zhenya rejects his friendship. The next day, at the bus stop, they part without speaking, their silence filled with unspoken tension and guilt.

Filmography

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