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Kantemir Arturovich Balagov (Russian: Кантемир Артурович Балагов, Kabardian: Бэлагъы Артурыкъуэ Къантемыр; born 28 July 1991) is a Russian film director of Circassian descent, screenwriter and cinematographer from the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, in the North Caucasian region of the Russian Federation. He has directed the films Closeness (2017) and Beanpole (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kantemir Balagov, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Kantemir Balagov is a film director and screenwriter from Kabardino-Balkaria who trained under Alexander Sokurov.
He is known for directing the acclaimed feature films Closeness and Beanpole.
He creates stark, intimate festival dramas focused on intense historical and human relationships.
He is a notable alumnus of the filmmaking workshop at Kabardino-Balkarian State University.
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