About

Known credits:
44
Birthday:
1971-06-26
Place of birth:
Rostov na Donu, USSR (Russia)
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Alexandr Rastorguev

Overview

Alexander Yevgenyevich Rastorguev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Евге́ньевич Расторгу́ев; born 26 June 1971, Rostov-on-Don — died 31 July 2018, Sibut, CAR) was a Russian documentary filmmaker, cinematographer and producer. He is considered one of the main and iconic Russian documentary director. He is close in his search for the "new drama", the direction of work Theatre.doc. He collaborated with Vitaly Mansky as a screenwriter and producer.

Born in 1971 in Rostov-on-Don (USSR, Russia). He studied at the Faculty of Philology of Rostov State University. In 1999, he graduated from the State Academy of Theater Arts in St. Petersburg (1998). He worked as a director of GTRK "Don-TR". For shooting the film "Clean Thursday", the creative team of the film was dismissed by the management of "Don-TR". He worked in the St. Petersburg edition of the NTV TV channel. In 2001, he organized the Kino Studio. As a director, he co-directed the documentary films "I Love You" (2010) and "I Don't Love You" (2012) with the documentary filmmaker Pavel Kostomarov. The films were presented at several foreign film festivals (France, the Netherlands). In 2011, Alexander Rastorguev presented his film "I Love You" in the competition program of the Rotterdam Festival. In 2009, Alexander Rastorguev wrote specifically for OpenSpace.ru manifesto of the new cinema.

He was killed on July 30, 2018, along with two colleagues — Orhan Dgemal and Kirill Radchenko — in the Central African Republic. There, according to media reports, he made a film about the activities of the "Wagner Group".

Known for

Acting
2021 Rastorhuev Actor self (archive) N/A
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2012 These Actor N/A
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Directing
2019 Three Years Later Directing Director N/A
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2018 Last day! Directing Director N/A
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2018 Childhood, Summer and War Directing Director N/A
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2018 Electing Russia Directing Director 58
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2018 National-shkolota Directing Director N/A
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2017 I am Nobody Directing Director N/A
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2017 Semyon's Mother Directing Director N/A
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2017 Here Is The Cross For You Directing Director N/A
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2017 Everyone Was Waiting For The Arrival Of The Fuehrer Directing Director N/A
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2017 Scar Tattoo Directing Director N/A
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2017 I Will Dance Directing Director N/A
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2014 The Term. Beginning of a Big Story Directing Director 58
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2012 I Don't Love You Directing Director 59
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2011 I Love You Directing Director 59
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2007 Kids and Mothers Directing Director N/A
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2006 Tender's Heat: Wild Wild Beach Directing Director 58
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2003 Clean Thursday Directing Director 59
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2001 Mummies Directing Director 59
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Writing
2018 Childhood, Summer and War Writing Screenplay N/A
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2018 Electing Russia Writing Screenplay 58
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2018 National-shkolota Writing Screenplay N/A
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2017 I am Nobody Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2018 How Big Is the Galaxy? Production Producer N/A
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2018 White Mama Production Producer 59
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2017 Everyone Was Waiting For The Arrival Of The Fuehrer Production Producer N/A
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2016 Deer Master Production Producer N/A
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2015 My Friend Boris Nemtsov Production Producer N/A
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2014 The Term. Beginning of a Big Story Production Producer 58
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2012 I Don't Love You Production Producer 59
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2003 Clean Thursday Production Producer 59
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Camera
2021 Rastorhuev Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2018 Childhood, Summer and War Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2018 Last day! Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2018 National-shkolota Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2017 Here Is The Cross For You Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2017 Everyone Was Waiting For The Arrival Of The Fuehrer Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2014 The Term. Beginning of a Big Story Camera Director of Photography 58
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2012 Anton's Right Here Camera Director of Photography 58
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2012 These Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Editing
2019 Three Years Later Editing Editor N/A
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2014 The Term. Beginning of a Big Story Editing Editor 58
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2012 I Don't Love You Editing Editor 59
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