Итоги недели: прощание с Алексеем Балабановым

This week, the funeral of renowned director and fellow Russian Alexei Balabanov took place in St. Petersburg. He is the creator of the cult films "Brother," "Brother 2," "Zhmurki," and "Cargo 200." For his last film, "I Want It Too," the director received a posthumous award from the "Vivat Cinema of Russia" festival. Balabanov made his first feature film in Sverdlovsk, when he was 26 years old.