Sergei Bodrov Jr.

Sergei Bodrov Jr. was a Russian actor and film director, best known for playing Danila Bagrov in Brother and Brother 2. He disappeared with members of his film crew in the 2002 Kolka Glacier disaster.

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Brother: A 1997 Russian crime film directed by Aleksei Balabanov and starring Sergei Bodrov Jr. as Danila Bagrov. Bodrov's breakthrough role made Danila Bagrov a defining figure in post-Soviet Russian cinema.
Aleksei Balabanov: A Russian film director and screenwriter known for Brother and other crime dramas. Balabanov directed the films that made Bodrov a star.
Moscow State University: A public research university in Moscow, founded in 1755. Bodrov studied art history there before entering the film industry.
Kolka Glacier disaster: A 2002 glacier collapse and rock-ice avalanche in North Ossetia, Russia, that buried the Karmadon Gorge. The disaster swept away Bodrov and his film crew while they were working in the gorge.
Brother 2: A 2000 Russian crime film in which Sergei Bodrov Jr. reprises his role as Danila Bagrov. The sequel extended his signature character into a story spanning Russia and the United States.
Sergei Bodrov: A Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer, and the father of Sergei Bodrov Jr. His father's filmmaking career shaped the professional and family context in which Bodrov grew up.
A Prisoner of the Mountains: A novella by Leo Tolstoy about two Russian officers captured in the Caucasus. The novella was the literary source for Bodrov's early film role in The Prisoner of the Mountains.
Kolka Glacier: A glacier on Mount Kazbek in North Ossetia, Russia, known for its catastrophic 2002 collapse. Its sudden collapse triggered the avalanche that engulfed the film crew.
The Prisoner of the Mountains: A 1996 Russian film directed by Sergei Bodrov and adapted from a novella by Leo Tolstoy. Bodrov's acting role earned him early recognition before his directorial career.
Svetlana Bodrova: A Russian television journalist and the widow of Sergei Bodrov Jr. She has publicly preserved accounts of Bodrov's life and the family's experience of his disappearance.