Sergei Bodrov

Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov born June 28 1948 is a twotime Academy Awardnominated Russian film director screenwriter and producer Bodrov was born in Khabarovsk Russian SFSR USSR now Russia His son actor Sergei Bodrov Jr was killed in an avalanche in the mountains of the North Caucasus on September 20 2002 while shooting his film which was tentatively titled The Messenger Bodrovs grandmother was ethnic Buryat which influenced his decision to film the movie Mongol Bodrov currently has an apartment in Los Angeles and a ranch in Arizona He is married to American film consultant Carolyn Cavallaro