Aleksandr Mindadze

ALEKSANDR MINDADZE was known as a distinguished screenwriter and the right hand of the Soviet great Vadim Abdrashitov, a Midnight Sun Film Festival guest of 1989. In later decades, Mindadze has developed into one of the most respected and recognized directors of contemporary Russia.

Soar (2007) shows us the aftermath of a deadly plane crash and skulduggery of the authorities; Innocent Saturday (2011) is a long-awaited Russian take of the Czhernobyl disaster and Dear Hans, Lovely Pjotr (2015) deals with another sensitive subject, the wartime friendship between a German and a Russian.