Oleh Sentsov

What moves me about Sentsov is that his honors read less like a filmography than a record of conscience. A Crimean-born director who studied economics, made features like Gamer and Numbers, then literally took up arms for Ukraine. The Sakharov Prize, the Legion of Honour, the Order for Courage, these weren't awarded for box office. I find his story almost impossible to file under one job title. To me he embodies the idea that for some artists the act of creating, and refusing to be silenced, is itself the boldest work. I hold him in genuine, uncomplicated respect.

Name (English)

Oleh Sentsov

Name (Japanese)

オレグ・センツォフ

Reading

おれぐ・せんつぉふ

Born

July 13, 1976 (age 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dragon

Origin

Simferopol, Crimean Khanate

Occupation

film director / film producer / writer / film screenwriter / screenwriter

University

Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman

Awards & achievements

• 2018 Sakharov Prize
• 2016 Shevchenko National Prize
• 2018 honorary citizen of Paris
• Prize of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience
• Order for Courage 1st Class of Ukraine
• Knight of the Legion of Honour

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%A9%E3%83%95

Tags

• film director
• film producer
• writer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.