Alexander Kott Explained

Alexander Konstantinovich Kott (ru|Александр Константинович Котт; born 22 February 1973) is a Russian director and screenwriter.^[1]

Selected filmography

Director

• (2006) 8-episode TV series adapted from the eponymous novel by Mikhail Lermontov
• Fortress of War (2010)
• Yolki 2 (2011)
• Yolki 3 (2013)
• Yolki 1914 (2014)
• Test (2014)
• Insight (2015)
• Yolki 5 (2016)
• Yolki 6 (2017)
• Trotsky (2017) TV series
• Spitak (2018)

Personal life

His wife is actress Anna Tsukanova-Kott (born June 15, 1989). They have two children: a son Mikhail (born 2008) and a daughter Leia (born 2018).

Grandfather is Samuel Kasyanovich Kott (1905-1973). He is a native of the town of Korets. Samuel Kasyanovich was the secretary of the party committee of the Markov factory, commanded the anti-aircraft artillery platoon of the 1683rd artillery anti-aircraft artillery regiment of the 2nd Baltic Front and the training unit of the reserve of officers of the 51st Army, knight of the Order of the Red Star (1945).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Александр Котт: Правил в кино не существует. Vechernyaya Moskva.