Life and career

Bodrov was born in Khabarovsk, Russian SFSR, USSR (now Russia). In the post-Soviet period he emigrated to the United States. His son, actor Sergei Bodrov, Jr. was killed in an avalanche in the mountains of the North Caucasus on September 20, 2002 while shooting his film which was tentatively titled The Messenger.

Bodrov's grandmother was ethnic Buryat, which influenced his decision to make the movie Mongol.

Bodrov currently has an apartment in Los Angeles and a ranch in Arizona. He is married to American film consultant Carolyn Cavallaro.

Awards

• Prisoner of the Mountains
  • Nika Award for Best Picture and Best Director.
  • Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film nomination.
• Mongol
  • Nika Award for Best Picture and Best Director.
  • Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film nomination.
• The Quickie
  • 23rd Moscow International Film Festival Golden St. George (nominated)

Filmography

• Freedom Is Paradise (1989)
• White King, Red Queen (1992)
• Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)
• Running Free (2000)
• The Quickie (2001)
• Bear's Kiss (2002)
• Shiza (2004)
• Nomad (2005)
• Mongol (2007)
• A Yakuza's Daughter Never Cries (2010)
• Seventh Son (2014)

[ Source: Wikipedia ]