The War

Film Info

Russia 2002 | 115 min. Director: Alexei Balabanov

There is currently no offer available

The War

Synopsis

The Caucasius is still at war. People from quite different states and cultures happen to be involved in it. Chechen fighters hold captive two Russian soldiers and a wounded officer.

Cast & Crew

Director

Alexei Balabanov
Producer

Sergey Selyanov
Screenwriter

Alexei Balabanov
Director of photography

Sergei Astakhov
Main Cast

Alexei Chadov (Ivan), Ian Kelly (John), Ingeborga Dapkounaite (Margaret), Sergei Bodrov (Captain Medvedev), Euclid Kurdzidis (Ruslan), Georgi Gurgulia (Aslan)
Editor (Cut)

Marina Lipartia
Sound Design

Maxim Belovolov
Production Design

Pavel Parkhomenko
Costume Design

Tatiana Patrakhaltseva
Makeup

Tamara Frid

Biography

Alexei Balabanov
Born in 1959 in Sverdlovsk. Graduated from the Gorky University (Foreign Language Department). In 1990
graduated from the Higher Courses of Screenwriters and Directors in Moscow.

Filmography:

1989 NASTYA AND YEGOR (documentary)
1990 ABOUT FLYING IN RUSSIA (documentary)
1991 HAPPY DAYS
1994 THE CASTLE
1995 TROFIM (short film)
1997 BROTHER
1998 OF FREAKS AND MEN
2000 BROTHER 2
2002 THE WAR