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name: "Kirill Sokolov"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kirill-sokolov"
fi1m_id: "kirill-sokolov"
imdb_id: "nm5001945"
tmdb_id: 2008993
wikidata_id: "Q61197370"
roles: ["Producer","Director"]
born: "9 June 1989"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-10-25T10:28:26.465336+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Kirill Sokolov

## Identity

Kirill Sokolov

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kirill-sokolov
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kirill-sokolov
- **IMDb ID:** nm5001945
- **TMDB ID:** 2008993
- **Wikidata ID:** Q61197370
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61197370, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5001945/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2008993

Producer and director. Born 9 June 1989 in Leningrad, USSR (Saint Petersburg, Russia).

## Details

- **Work:** Producer, Director
- **Born:** 9 June 1989, Leningrad, USSR (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
- **Also known as:** Кирилл Соколов, Kirill Sergeevich Sokolov ,  Кирилл Сергеевич Соколов , Kirill Sergejewitsch Sokolow, Kirill Sokolow
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61197370, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5001945/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2008993

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*They Will Kill You*](https://film.one/film/they-will-kill-you.md) (65)

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## Biography

Kirill Sokolov is a Russian film director, screenwriter and editor. He was born on 9 June 1989 in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). After completing a master's degree in the physics and technology of nanostructures in 2012, he trained at the Higher Courses for Screenwriters and Directors in Moscow.

Sokolov made his feature debut with the black comedy *Why Don't You Just Die!* (2018), which he also wrote and edited. His second Russian feature, *No Looking Back* (2021), was followed by his English-language debut *They Will Kill You* (2026), which he directed and co-wrote. He has since been attached to direct a Netflix science-fiction project.

*Sources: denofgeek.com, postmagazine.com, hollywoodreporter.com, ru.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *They Will Kill You* (2026), Fi1m 65, Director, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/they-will-kill-you.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *They Will Kill You* (2026), Director, Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/they-will-kill-you.md)
- *Longlegs* (2024), Thanks — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/longlegs.md)
- *No Looking Back* (2022), Editor, Director, Screenplay
- *Skull: The Mask* (2020), Thanks
- *Why Don't You Just Die!* (2018), Director, Screenplay, Editor
- *The Flame* (2015), Editor, Director, Producer, Screenplay
- *About Love* (2015), Director, Screenplay, Producer
- *The Outcome* (2013), Editor, Producer, Director, Screenplay
- *Sisyphus Is Happy* (2012), Producer, Director, Screenplay, Editor
- *Could Be Worse* (2012), Digital Effects Producer, Screenplay, Director, Editor
- *Blur*, Director, Screenplay
- *Lisa and the Magic Layout*, Director
- *Alone in the Ocean*, Writer, Director
- *To Banya*, Writer, Director

## Gallery

- ![Kirill Sokolov](https://film.one/media/person/3635825/gallery-5539b5c038d1.jpg) Kirill Sokolov — Image via TMDB
- ![Kirill Sokolov](https://film.one/media/person/3635825/gallery-68b368ecf5cb.jpg) Kirill Sokolov — Image via TMDB

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