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Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov (Russian: Тимур Нуруахитович Бекмамбетов, pronounced [tʲɪˈmur nʊrʊɐˈxʲitəvʲɪt͡ɕ bʲɪkmɐmˈbʲetəf]; Kazakh: Темір Нұрбақытұлы Бекмамбетoв, romanized: Temır Nūrbaqytūly Bekmambetov; born 25 June 1961) is a Russian-Kazakh film ...
Timur Bekmambetov is a Kazakh-Russian film director known for vampire franchise Night Watch and Day Watch. He has also worked in Hollywood, directing Wanted, 9, and Ben-Hur, and producing War of the Worlds and Resurrected.
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Learn about the life and career of Timur Bekmambetov, a Kazakh-Russian film director known for Night Watch, Day Watch and Wanted. Find out his awards, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
- June 25, 1961
May 21, 2021 · The director of Profile, a Screenlife thriller about a journalist infiltrating a terrorist group, talks about his approach to the format, his future projects and his sci-fi movie with Ice Cube. He also reveals his desire to explore different cultures and genres in Screenlife.
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May 12, 2021 · The director of Profile, a screen life film about a journalist and an ISIS fighter, talks about his creative process and casting choices. He reveals how he used real Skype calls, his personal connection to journalism, and his vision of screen life as a new language.
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May 15, 2021 · Scott Simon speaks with director Timur Bekmambetov about Profile, a movie set on a computer screen that follows a journalist as she investigates ISIS online.
Timur Bekmambetov is a Russian filmmaker who directed and produced action-fantasy movies such as Night Watch, Wanted, and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. See his full filmography, ratings, reviews, and biography on Rotten Tomatoes.
