Director Sergei Politik was killed near his home in Moscow.: what is known

Director and cameraman Sergei Politika was killed near his home in eastern Moscow. The conflict, as a result of which he was stabbed, occurred on October 18. According to the Moscow Department of the Investigative Committee (IC) of the Russian Federation, the director died in hospital. All the details are in the Izvestia article.

Circumstances of the conflict

According to the brother of the deceased Vladimir, the quarrel began after Sergei made a remark to the men who entered the entrance. At first, the participants in the incident dispersed, but after a while they met again in the entrance. During the second quarrel, the director sprayed a canister into the eyes of a 33-year-old foreigner, after which he took out a knife and stabbed the Politician in the chest.

The victim was hospitalized, but it was not possible to save him — he died in intensive care at the age of 56. The farewell and funeral, according to Vladimir, will take place this week. The politician's brother added that the deceased still has a family.

Progress of the investigation

As reported in the Telegram channel of the investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in the capital, a criminal case has been opened on the grounds of a crime under Part 4 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Intentional infliction of serious harm to health, resulting in the death of the victim").

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The alleged perpetrator of the crime testified against the accused

According to the source of Izvestia, the alleged murderer of the director and cameraman of the Politician is 33-year-old Armen S. According to the source, the suspect is a native of Armenia.

The creative path of Sergei Politika

The politician was born on October 8, 1969. He graduated from VGIK and since the early 1990s he has worked as a cinematographer in film and television. His career began with work on the TV series "Investigation". Later, the politician participated in the creation of the films "The Russian Canary", "Shield of Minerva", "New Year Matchmakers", "Nannies" and "Brownie". In addition, he was the cinematographer and director of such TV projects as "Closed School", "The Housekeeper", "Remembering you", "Crown of Creation", "Everything is paid for", "Contract for Happiness", "I'm not afraid of you" and "Lisa's Secrets".

Over the years of his work in the film industry, the Politician has received a number of awards, including The Sound of Russia Award in Germany, the Laurel National Award, the St. Anna Special Prize, the Crossing Borders Audience Award, as well as the Sand Dream prize and the special prize of the Moscow International Advertising Festival.

In 2024, he made his directorial debut with the melodrama Bring Back Life and was working on the sequel to The Eighth Precinct at the time of his death.

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