Vladimir Motyl was born on 26 June 1927 in Lepel, Belarussian SSR, USSR. He was a director and writer, known for Nesut menya koni (1997), Rasstanemsya - poka khoroshie (1991) and Zhenya, Zhenechka i 'Katyusha' (1967). He was married to Ludmilla Podarueva. He died on 21 February 2010 in Moscow, Russia.
