Vladislav Abashin

VLADISLAV ABASHIN was born in 1979 in Ryazan Russia He studied to become a locksmith played in the rock band Sabateus Charabede and worked numerous jobs before a car accident in 1997 left him with serious head injuries During his convalescence Abashin started to read classical literature and developed an interest in theatre In 1999 now fully recovered he moved to Moscow and enrolled in the directing course of The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts Upon graduation he began his career with appearances in TV series before moving quickly into feature films Notable credits include In the Fog Sergey Loznitsa 2012 and Territory 2015 and Terra Nova 2008 both directed by Aleksandr Melnik