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Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-08-15

Place of Birth

Novomichurinsk, Pronsky District, Ryazan Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]

Yury Bykov

Biography

Yuri Bykov was born in 1981 in Novomichurinsk, a small town in the Ryazan region of Russia. Coming from a family of factory workers, he studied acting in the famous VGIK (Institute of Cinema named after Gerasimov) and appeared in various theatres of Moscow after receiving his diploma in 2005. In 2006, Yury Bykov started to write and direct his first short films. In 2009, his short film “The Boss”, in which he also played the lead role, won the main prize at the All-Russian National film festival Kinotavr. In 2010, Bykov directed his first feature film, “Live!”, Special Jury Prize at Taipei International Film Festival. In 2013, his second feature, “The Major”. was selected in Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2014, “The Fool” received important awards at the festivals of Locarno (Best Actor Leopard, Ecumenical Jury Prize, Junior Jury Award, First Prize) and Les Arcs, among many others. Both “The Major” and “The Fool” enjoyed international theatrical releases. Yury Bykov both writes and directs his films. He has also edited and scored his early projects, as well as playing one of the lead roles in “The Major”.

Known for

By the Way

By the Way

Garik Kharlamov, Azamat Musagaliyev and Denis Dorokhov discuss current events every Saturday evening, joke and communicate with the guests of the show.

Method

Method

After graduation our main character Yesenia dreams about work- ing with Rodion Meglin. He is a mysterious, secretive man, a lone investigator with little known about his methods. When Yesenia turns into his trainee she begins to realize that the essence of his method is that Meglin himself – that of a maniac. He feels them instinctively. He is allowed to eliminate some of them, look after others and save their lives. Our heroine who was never meant to work alone will go alone, facing the most horrible crimes of the last decade.

Method

Method

After graduation our main character Yesenia dreams about work- ing with Rodion Meglin. He is a mysterious, secretive man, a lone investigator with little known about his methods. When Yesenia turns into his trainee she begins to realize that the essence of his method is that Meglin himself – that of a maniac. He feels them instinctively. He is allowed to eliminate some of them, look after others and save their lives. Our heroine who was never meant to work alone will go alone, facing the most horrible crimes of the last decade.

Daring

Daring

Khabarovsk region. Taiga. Pavel Likhovtsev, a senior ranger and bear hunter, keeps an apiary in the taiga and brings up his eldest son Zhenya as a real peasant. However, with the advent of the nineties, the apiary is ruined. Pavel and his family are forced to go to Khabarovsk in search of a better life. At this time, in Khabarovsk, there is a redistribution of spheres of influence - all power and all resources are transferred to the OCG "Obshchak" - a gang that will soon become the largest criminal group in the world.

Cursed Days

Cursed Days

The brave new world of remoteness has created a new creature, the man of the era of self-isolation, and has given rise to amazing stories that would hardly have happened under other circumstances. Entomologist Victor was given a coupon for a Thai massage session by his colleagues, but instead of pleasure, the nerd got 2 weeks of completely unexpected quarantine away from home. Opposition leader Sasha reposted information critical of domestic medicine. The post was read by his brother - an official from the capital's mayor's office - and asked to immediately demolish everything. To feed a family accustomed to daily rib-eye steaks, Swiss ice cream and sushi, traffic police inspector Kogotkov comes up with a cunning plan to remotely bribe a car enthusiast. And Dimon owes Kostyan a decent amount of money, but he is in no hurry to return it. Kostyan hires Vitya, a scoundrel, to go to Dimon and collect the debt.

Sleepers

Sleepers

Sleepers (sleeper agents) are agents deeply incorporated into the structure of opposing forces. They are recruited before they get access to classified information, sometimes even before they start working in the field that interests the recruiting party. They are often recruited "to grow up". The action takes place in Moscow in June 2013 on the eve of major geopolitical events and upheavals that, as a result, will change the future life of the world.

The Highway

The Highway

Svetlana sets out to find her adopted daughter, who left to find her real parents and disappeared. At the same time in this resort town, a thirteen-year-old girl shoots her sleeping family, after which she tries to hang herself. A neighbor comes running to the gunshots and pulls the girl out of the noose. The head of the police of the district entrusts the investigation of the high-profile case to investigator Elvira Barayeva. But how are Svetlana, a St. Petersburg judge with a dark past, and her adopted daughter Kira connected to this case and this place?

Как с Максимом х(пип)ня случилась

Как с Максимом х(пип)ня случилась

In order to get the opportunity to make his first film, the aspiring director Maxim is forced to agree with the producer's comments and make censored changes to his script. Yes, it will be a completely different movie, but it will be. Returning home, Maxim discovers an extremely unusual phenomenon: instead of a mat in speech, he hears a piercing "piiip", and instead of naked body parts — black "patches" and a fuzzy image. And even alcohol has lost its taste and degree. It seems that Maxim has become the main source of censorship for himself.

No One Will Know

No One Will Know

Eight friends, they are already in their forties, but in many ways they are still like children: in their free time from their successful careers, they play football, go to the cinema in a big company, live for their own pleasure. But when Igor's heart fails, and he loses consciousness right on the street, he decides at all costs to "give" his wife a child. There is only one catch: Igor cannot have children. However, a successful official will find a way to deal with this annoying misunderstanding, because he can cope with everything except his own feelings…

Butterflies

Butterflies

Alexey is shooting a movie about himself. He is in search of a boyfriend. Everything would be alright, if Alexey's mother could accept his sexuality. Alexey comes to visit her and admits that he likes boys, saying 'Don't you anticipate any grandchildren from me'. We find Alexey at Tarkovsky film festival, where he apparently came to rest. Alexey meets Grisha, and a stormy holiday romance begins.

Vegetation

Vegetation

Russia, the near future. The Urals has turned into a forest area full of dangers and mysteries. People extract valuable fuel from it, and hunters risk their lives for the sake of rare trees, on which the development of technology and entire states depends. Official brigades and illegal immigrants join the struggle for power and money, and in the very heart of the conflict are two twin brothers, whose expedition will change the state of things in this forest.

Followers

Followers

Vera has a terrible disease — infertility. Together with her beloved husband Andrey, she goes to a distant secret hermitage, where a certain healer, Father Athanasius, lives. Despite Andrey's skepticism, a miracle happens: Vera is pregnant. But over time, the heroes, unknowingly, find themselves under the influence of a terrible destructive cult, and Andrei must do everything to save his Faith.

Танки грязи не боятся

Танки грязи не боятся

A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Married

A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Married

Successful, but very lonely journalist Polina does not start serious relationships with men – having experienced infidelity, she is afraid to make the right choice again. One day, Polina's work brings her an interesting acquaintance and an unusual gift – a magic bracelet. With his help, she can "try on life" with the man she likes and fast forward three years to check out how their future together will turn out. Polina embarks on an exciting journey through her alternative destinies, but the search for the perfect groom is delayed.

Cash Collectors

Cash Collectors

News about attacks on cash collectors in our time, alas, has become something everyday, but this event literally shocked the public: one employee of a well-known collection service was killed, another was seriously injured. The bloody crime was committed so clearly and smoothly that the investigators cannot help but suspect that the raiders have an informant among the collectors. What they don't suspect is that much more money was stolen than is listed on the documents: there was "black cash" in the car, which the authorities should not know about.