Interview: Kantemir Balagov on Avoiding Artistic Stagnation with Beanpole by Marshall Shaffer January 27, 2020 Balagov’s cinematic verve feels like an accomplishment not so much because of his age, but in spite of it.
Review: Beanpole Blisteringly Traces the Traumatic Wounds of War by Jake Cole September 6, 2019 Kantemir Balagov depicts pain in blunt terms, but he traces the aftershocks of coping and collapse with delicate subtlety.