Vadim Abdrashitov

Vadim Abdrashitov
Вадим Абдрашитов
Abdrashitov in 2012
Born	(1945-01-19)19 January 1945 Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	12 February 2023(2023-02-12) (aged 78) Moscow, Russia
Occupation	Film director

Vadim Yusupovich Abdrashitov (Russian: Вадим Юсупович Абдрашитов, Tatar: Вадим Йосыф улы Габдерәшитов; 19 January 1945 – 12 February 2023) was a Russian film director. He was internationally renowned as one of Russian cinema's most notable independent directors, with awards from the Berlin and Venice Film Festivals, and was a People's Artist of Russia.