Eldar Kuliev | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 December 1951 |
| Died | 14 January 2017 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | Balkar |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Spouse(s) | Bella Akhmadulina Olga Kulieva |
| Children | Elizaveta Kulieva |
| Relatives | Kaisyn Kuliev (father) Maka Kulieva (mother) Alim Kouliev (brother) Azamat Kuliev (brother) |
Eldar Kaisynovich Kuliev (31 December 1951 – 14 January 2017) was a Russian Soviet film director and screenwriter. He was born in Frunze to Kaisyn Kuliev, an acclaimed Balkar poet and Maka, his Ingush wife, during the deportation of the Balkars to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. His younger brother Alim Kouliev is a Russian-American actor living and working in Hollywood. His youngest brother Azamat Kuliev is a Russian painter living and working in Istanbul, Turkey.[1]