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Oleh Sentsov
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Ukrainian filmmaker and activist (born 1976)
Film & TV
Simferopol, Ukraine
Known for
- A Good Year — himself2020
- The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov — Self2017
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1976-07-14 ) 14 July 1976 (age 49) , Simferopol , Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
- Alma mater
- Kyiv National Economic University
- Occupation
- Filmmaker
- Years active
- 2008–present
- Spouse
- Veronika Velch ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 5 July 2022</span>"}]]}'>2022 )
- Awards
- Legion of Honour , Order for Courage 1st class , Order for Courage 3d class , Taras Shevchenko National Prize
- Allegiance
- Ukraine
- Branch
- Territorial Defense Forces , 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade
- Service years
- 2022–present
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant
- Conflicts
- Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Kyiv offensive Battle of Donbas Battle of Bakhmut Kharkiv counteroffensive Battle of Balakliia Battle of Kupiansk 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive Zaporizhzhia offensive Battle of Avdiivka August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
- Place of birth
- Simferopol
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Notable work
- Gámer
- Participant in
- Russian annexation of Crimea
- Field of work
- civic engagement
- Image
- Sakharov Prize 2018 laureate Oleg Sentsov receives his award (49127359156) cropped.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1976-07-13
- Commons category
- Oleg Sentsov
- name in native language
- Олег Геннадiйович Сенцов
- start of work period
- 2011-00-00
- place of detention
- Lefortovo Prison
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Ukraine
- contributed to creative work
- Gámer
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
Oleh Hennadiiovych Sentsov (Ukrainian: Олег Геннадійович Сенцов; Russian: Олег Геннадьевич Сенцов, romanized: Oleg Gennadyevich Sentsov; born 14 July 1976) is a Ukrainian filmmaker, writer, activist and soldier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Crimea. Sentsov has directed the feature films Gamer (2011), Numbers [uk] (2019, co-directed with Akhtem Seitablayev), and Rhino (2021).
Following the Russian annexation of Crimea, he was arrested in Crimea in May 2014 and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment by a Russian court in August 2015 on charges of plotting terrorism. The conviction was described as fabricated by Amnesty International and others. He was awarded the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize in 2018. On 7 September 2019, he was released in a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oleh Sentsov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.