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Victor Kossakovsky

Victor Kossakovsky

Director, writer, cinematographer and editor · Born July 19, 1961 (65) · Leningrad, USSR (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Berlinale award nominee

Viktor Kossakovsky was born in St. Petersburg (Leningrad) in 1961. Began working as an assistant camera operator, assistant director, and editor at the St. Petersburg (Leningrad) Studio for Documentary Films. From 1986-1988, he studied at the Higher Courses for Screenwriters and Directors. Winner of more than a hundred prizes at Russian and international festivals.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 19, 1961 (65)
From
Leningrad, USSR (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Works as
Director, writer, cinematographer and editor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 5% in 30 days

What are Victor Kossakovsky's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
30%
Bonds
27%
Survival
22%
Power
15%
Society
5%
Nature2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
3
Tense
2
Elegiac
1
Melancholic
1
Dread
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Victor Kossakovsky's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Victor Kossakovsky's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

23 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Holy Wood Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Writer

  • Trillion(2025)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Memento Mori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editor

  • Architecton(2024)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Gunda(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Aquarela(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • 69 Minutes of 86 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor

  • Graine de champion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Varicella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Short Plays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Demonstration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Lullaby: The Phenomenon of Sleeping Near A.T.M. Machines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer

  • Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • ¡Vivan las Antipodas! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Sacredly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Cinematographer · Script

  • Hush! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Kindergarten (First Romance) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • I Loved You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

  • Pavel and Lyalya (A Jerusalem Romance) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay

  • Wednesday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Borowitschi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer · Writer

  • The Belovs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer

  • Losev (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Camera Operator · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 1989 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Aquarela (2018)

$672K worldwide

Highest rated

Gunda (2020)

Midcredits 84th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing20 of 23: 6 only directing, 14 with another roleWriting10 of 23: 0 only writing, 10 with another roleProducing2 of 23: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography9 of 23: 0 only cinematography, 9 with another roleEditing9 of 23: 2 only editing, 7 with another roleOther crew2 of 23: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

23 titles, 15 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s5 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 2020–2024.

  1. 2024
    • Berlinale award, nominated · Best Film
    • Berlinale award, nominated
  2. 2020
    • Berlinale award, nominated ×2

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Victor Kossakovsky's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, editor

Trillion (2025)

82nd percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, cinematographer, editor

Gunda (2020)

Midcredits 84th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 83/100 and the pacing 32/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Victor Kossakovsky work with?

People who share at least 2 of Victor Kossakovsky's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ainara Vera shares the most, 4.

Cinematographers and editors

Producers