Portrait of Vladimir Bortko

Directing

Vladimir Bortko

Career

Active from 1975 to 2017, busiest in 2000 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Бандитский Петербург. Барон
Бандитский Петербург. Барон
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Vladimir Bortko Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Dark Humor 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

16
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 49
About Love
About Love (2017)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay, Director

The Soul of a Spy
The Soul of a Spy (2015)
GoodWatch score 44

Director, Writer

2000s

3 titles · average score 66
Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba
Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba (2009)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Director

Chest Imeyu
Chest Imeyu (2004)

Producer

Gangster's Petersburg
Gangster's Petersburg (2000)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Семен Бородатый

1990s

3 titles · average score 64
The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone
The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone (1998)

Director, Screenplay

Good Luck, Gentlemen!
Good Luck, Gentlemen! (1993)

Director, Writer

Afghan Breakdown
Afghan Breakdown (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

1980s

6 titles · average score 74
Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog (1988)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Having Lied Once
Having Lied Once (1988)

Writer, Director

Exceptions Without Rules
Exceptions Without Rules (1986)

as passazhir v avtobuse (Isklyuchenie 3: «Golos»)

The Blonde Around the Corner
The Blonde Around the Corner (1984)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Without Family
Without Family (1984)

Director

My Father Is an Idealist
My Father Is an Idealist (1981)

Director

1970s

2 titles
The Investigation Commission
The Investigation Commission (1979)

Director

Channel
Channel (1975)

Writer, Director