Aleksandr Melnik

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Melnik (; 11 June 1958 – 8 September 2021) was a Russian movie director. His best known works were Terra Nova (2008) and Territory (2015).

Melnik died after slipping and falling at the Kitabo-Oron waterfall near Norilsk, Russia on 8 September 2021 at the age of 63. Head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Yevgeny Zinichev tried to rescue Melnik, however Zinichev also fell to his death.  

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