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Oleh Hennadiiovych Sentsov (Ukrainian: Олег Геннадійович Сенцов, Russian: Олег Геннадьевич Сенцов, romanized: Oleg Gennadyevich Sentsov; born 13 July 1976) is a Ukrainian filmmaker, writer and activist from Crimea. Sentsov has directed the feature films Gamer (2011), Numbers (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.Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sentsov joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces and has been taking part in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive, Battle of Avdiivka and other battles of the war.
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GenderMale
Birthday1976-07-13 (47 years old)
Birth PlaceSimferopol, Russia
SiblingsNatalia Kaplan
CitizenshipsUkraine
Also Known AsОлег Сенцов, Oleh Sentsov
AwardsKnight of the Legion of Honour, Shevchenko National Prize, Prize of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience, Order for Bravery 3rd Class of Ukraine, Order for Bravery 1st Class of Ukraine, honorary citizen of Paris, Order For Courage, list of honorary citizens of Paris, France, Sakharov Prize
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