Oleg Sentsov
Ukrainian filmmaker and activist (born 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oleg Gennadyevich Sentsov (Ukrainian: Олег Геннадійович Сенцов, romanized: Oleh Hennadiiovych Sentsov;[1][2] Russian: Олег Генадиевич Сенцов, romanized: Oleg Gennadyevich Sentsov; born 13 July 1976) is a Ukrainian filmmaker, writer and activist.[3]
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Oleg Gennadyevich Sentsov | |
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Born | (1976-07-13) 13 July 1976 (age 47) |
Alma mater | Kyiv National Economic University |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Years active | 2008–present |
Children | 2 |
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He is known for his 2011 movie Gamer.
After 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 acts.[4] This was controversial and many believed his arrest was politically motivated.[5]
On 7 September 2019 he was released in a prisoner swap.[6]