Happy 56th Birthday, Andrey Zvyagintsev! Born today in 1964 as Andrey Petrovich Zvyagintsev, this Russian screenwriter and film director's 2003 Russian drama film 'Vozvrashcheniye' ('The Return') won him a Golden Lion at the 60th Venice Film Festival.
Following 'The Return', Zvyagintsev directed the 2007 Russian drama film 'Izgnanie' ('The Banishment') and the 2011 Russian drama/melodrama film 'Elena'.
However, Zvyagintsev is best known for co-writing, producing and directing the 2014 Russian drama/crime film 'Leviafan' ('Leviathan').
The film follows hotheaded Russian car mechanic Kolya (Alexey Serebryakov), his second wife Lilya (Elena Lyadova) and his teenage son, Roma (Sergey Pokhodyaev). When corrupt Mayor Vadim (Roman Madyanov) tries to seize possession of Kolya's ancestral home, he fights back.
Zvyagintsev has been active from 2000–present.
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