was born on March, 29, 1959 in Dushanbe (the Tadzhik Soviet Socialist Republic). He graduated from department of general stage management of VGIK in 1989 (workshop of Igor Talankin). Three years later he directed his first film "Everything is quiet in Bagdad". He worked as special correspondent in "Literaturnaya gazeta", on "Radio Svoboda", his works were published in "Novaya gazeta". He wrote about conflicts in Tadzhikistan, Chechnya, Abkhazia, Afghanistan and Yugoslavia. He is author of "Drug business in Russia" and "Million for a woman". He is author of several documentaries, journalist and head of "Baktria film" studio.

"Don’t worry, be happy!", 1990; "Everything is quiet in Bagdad", 1993; "Secrets of Pamir", 1995; "Competition", 2004; "Lenin. Life after death", 2004; "Hollywood. Russian path", 2008; "Orient Express", 2011; "Holocaust – is that wallpaper glue?", 2013.