Sergei Bodrov, born in
Russia in 1948, rose to fame with the feature The Caucasus Prisoner for which he received a nomination for the
Oscar. His first films, shot in Russia and dealing with his country's social
issues, have received numerous awards in many European Film Festivals. One of
them is Freedom and Heaven (1989), on
Stalin's gulags. After working abroad
for a few years, directing films such as White
King, Red Queen (1992), he went back to his country where he got caught in
the political turmoil that inspired him I
wanted to See Angels.
