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Pyotr Viktorovich Buslov (born June 1, 1976, Khabarovsk) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer. Pyotr Buslov was born in Khabarovsk and grew up in Vladivostok. He studied at the directing department of VGIK (in the workshops of K. G. Shakhnazarov and V. Yu. Abdrashitov). In his second year, together with cinematographer Daniil Gurevich, he made the student film "The Hard Work of the Old Moirai." He gained wide fame in 2003 after the release of the film "Bimmer," in which Buslov served as director and played a cameo role as the senior attendant at a gas station. He was nominated for the Nika Award for Best Directing. The film received the prize for Best Film at the international film festival "Spirit of Fire" in Khanty-Mansiysk and the prize for Best Debut at the Russian film festival "Window to Europe" in Vyborg.

He played the lead role in Ilya Khotinenko's film "Odyssey 1989." He appeared in Khotinenko's youth comedy "Call Me Genie!" (2005). In 2011, Buslov's film "Vysotsky. Thank You for Being Alive" was released, about five days in the life of Vysotsky, when during a tour in Uzbekistan he experienced clinical death. In 2015, Buslov's drama "Motherland" was released, and in 2018 the widely discussed television series "House Arrest," which won the Nika Award as well as a Golden Eagle nomination. In 2019, the director received the Andrei Voznesensky Prize "Parabola." In 2021, Buslov's film "BUMERang" was released. The lead roles in the film were played by Dmitry Nagiyev and Timofey Tribuntsev

Filmography

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Awards & recognition

1 nominations · 1 Award ceremony

Nika 1 nominations

Interesting facts

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    Studied in the directing department of VGIK (first in Karen Shakhnazarov's workshop, then in Vadim Abdrashitov's workshop). In his 2nd year at VGIK, together with cinematographer Daniil Gurevich, he shot the coursework film "The Hard Work of the Old Moirai".

Family & relationships

Yevgeniya Yevgienko spouse · Children: 2
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