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Narrator: Since the time immemorial, the knights who call themselves the Warriors of Light have been chasing witches and sorcerers who torture humans.
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Narrator: Thus the Great one appeared who chose Evil's side. And according to legend, he is the one destined to plunge the world into Darkness. But as long as there are those who believe in Light, hope is still here.
Timur Bekmambetov
Timur Bekmambetov (Timur Bekmahambetov) was born on June 25, 1961 in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, Soviet Union. Russian director, producer and screenwriter.
In 1994, he directed the film debut "Peshawar Waltz". In 1999, the production company "Bezritz" was established. In 2000, he was elected as an academician of the Russian Academy of Advertising. In 2001, directed the action movie " Female Gladiator ". In 2002, he wrote and directed the war film "Escape from Afghanistan". In 2004, he wrote and directed the fantasy action thriller " Nochnoj dozor ", which broke the box office record of Russian film history
[1]
. In 2006, he wrote and directed the fantasy action thriller " Dnevnoy dozor ". In 2008, directed the action movie " Wanted ", which was nominated for the best fantasy film in the 35th Saturn Awards
[2]
.
In 2010, he participated in directing the new year's musical comedy short film " Yolki ". In 2012, filmed the fantasy thriller film " Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter ". In 2014, he participated in directing the new year's musical comedy short film " Yolki4 ". In 2016, directed the costume action film " Ben-Hur ". On August 24, 2018, the suspenseful thriller film " Searching " was released as a producer .
Early Experience
On June 25, 1961, Timur Bekmambetov was born in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, Soviet Union. He studied at the Moscow Institute of Technology, and in 1980, Timur Bekmambetov went to the Tashkent Academy of Drama and Film Arts to continue his studies
. After graduation, he worked as an art artist in the "Uzbek Film" studio and the Tashkent Theater for several years.
Performing Experience
In 1986, Timur Bekmambetov served as art director in the movie "B". In 1989, Timur Bekmambetov returned to Moscow and became a director of commercials and musical films, during which he had filmed commercials for companies such as Bank of Moscow
.
In 1994, Timur Bekmambetov founded the "Empire Film" production company; in the same year, he wrote and directed the war film "Peshawar Waltz", which was his directorial debut. In 1999, the production company "Bezritz" was established. In 2000, Timur Bekmambetov was elected a member of the Russian Academy of Advertising.
In 2001, she directed the action film " Female Gladiator " co-starring Karen McDougal , Lisa Eileen Dergan , Olga Sutulova and others
. In 2002, he wrote and directed the war film "Escape from Afghanistan" with the theme of the Soviet and Afghanistan wars
.
In 2004, he wrote and directed the fantasy action thriller " Nochnoj dozor " co-starred by Konstantin Khabensky , Vladimir Menshov and Yuri Lowenthal . The film was released for 15 days and the box office revenue reached 10,653,664 US dollars, breaking the box office record of Russian film history
.
In 2006, he wrote and directed the fantasy action thriller " Dnevnoy dozor " co-starred by Konstantin Khabensky, Vladimir Menshov, and Viktor Verzhbitsky
. On December 21, 2007, the romantic comedy "Trick of Fate 2", which was directed and produced as a producer, was released
.
In 2008, he directed the action film " Wanted " co-starred by James McAvoy , Catwoman , Morgan Freeman and others
. The film was nominated for the best fantasy
film in the 35th Saturn Awards .
On September 9, 2009, the animated film "Robot 9" was released
as a producer; on December 28, the sci-fi action film " Black Lightning " was released as a producer
.
In 2010, he participated in the directing of the new year's musical comedy short film " Yolki "
. On December 15, 2011, he participated in the directing of the Lunar New Year musical comedy short film " Ёлки 2 " was released
; on December 25, the sci-fi action film " The Darkest Hour " , which served as the visual director, was released
.
In 2012, filmed the fantasy thriller " Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter " co-starring Benjamin Walker and Rufus Sewell
. On December 26, 2013, the new year's musical comedy short film " Yolki 3 " was released as a producer
.
On December 25, 2014, the new year's musical comedy short film " Yolki4 " , which he participated in and directed, was released. On December 3, 2015, the fantasy love adventure movie " Dragons " , which served as the producer, was released
.
In 2016, he directed the costume action film " Ben-Hur " co-starring Jack Huston , Toby Kebbell , and Nazanin Boniadi
. On September 9, 2017, the producer of the biographical film " The Current War " was released
. On August 24, 2018, the suspenseful thriller film " Searching " was released as a producer .
Character Evaluation
Timur Bekmambetov is a standard Kazakh man. As one of the most successful examples of Russian local directors entering Hollywood, Timur Bekmambetov's works include both "Nochnoj dozor" with strong personal style, "Wanted" and "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter" Such Hollywood commercial production. Because of his strong personal style, imagination and ability to control big scenes, Timur Bekmambetov is called "Russian Wu Yusen" by many people. His "Nochnoj dozor" set the highest box office record for "Lord of the Rings" in Russia. He is a hero of the Russian film industry
.
Timur Bekmambetov has done a good job in shaping each character in the film and adapting it to the audience's aesthetics. He is very calm and composed and very cooperative. He never orders others to do anything, he never raises his voice or loses his temper. He is a very amiable director. He knows how to let actors enjoy every moment of filming, even in very intense emotional scenes
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