
Yuriy Kara
Director · 1954 – 2025 · Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine]
Yuri Kara is a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in 1987, studying under Sergei Gerasimov and Tamara Makarova. Kara gained recognition with his debut film Tomorrow Was the War (1987), based on Boris Vasilyev's story, which was sold in 48 countries. He is also known for Thieves within the Law (1988) and The Feasts of Belshazzar, or a Night with Stalin (1990). Kara's work often explores historical and social themes within Russian society.
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Movie5.1DramaA dance troupe from the autonomous region of Abkhazia in western Georgia perform for Stalin, Lavrentiy Beria, Abkhaz leader Nestor Lakoba, and other high-ranking party officials in the Black Sea coastal town of Gagra.
Movie4.0DramaHistoryA story about the life of Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov, the lead Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer.