Iskra Babich

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Leonidovna and the family name is Babich.

Iskra Leonidovna Babich (Russian: И́скра Леони́довна Ба́бич; 10 January 1932 – 5 August 2001) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. Her 1981 film Muzhiki! was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention.^[2]

Iskra Babich
Born	(1932-01-10)10 January 1932 Sochi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	5 August 2001(2001-08-05) (aged 69) Moscow, Russia
Resting place	Khovanskoye Cemetery[1]
Occupations	Film director screenwriter
Years active	1960–1983
Spouse	Afanasi Kochetkov
Children	Olga Kochetkova

Filmography

• Pastukh (1957)
• First Date (1960)
• High Water (1962)
• Muzhiki! (1981)
• Forgive Me, Alyosha (1983)

Awards

• Muzhiki!
  • Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR (1981)
  • Prize at Film Festivals in West Berlin and Vancouver
  • The Best Film in 1982 in a poll of the magazine Soviet Screen

Personal life

She was married to actor Afanasi Kochetkov (1930–2004). She died of cancer.^[3]