Timur Bekmambetov

Timur Bekmambetov is a Russian-Kazakh film director known for vampire franchise Night Watch (2004) and Day Watch (2006). He went on to direct the blockbuster Wanted (2008) and the historical drama Ben-Hur (2016). He produced the innovative horror film Unfriened (2015) grossing 60 times its budget and the action-thriller Hardcore Henry (2016).

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