There’s a War on. Alexei Balabanov is Russia’s most successful film director of the last 30 years. He is rumored to be Putin’s favorite director. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February of 2022, and Hollywood stopped showing its latest films in Russian cinemas… … they put the films of Alexei Balabanov on non-stop rotation. I want to take you on set for the making of a Russian War… War, Alexei Balabanov and the Jew in Chains. Listen to Chapter One of 30 Days in the Hole by Tobin Auber.