Biography

Signed the petition of support of Putin's actions in Ukraine and Crimea in 2014.

He called for the Russian government to officially recognize the Donetsk People's Republic (he's a native of Donetsk).

In 1994, Yuri Kara became internationally known for the controversies surrounding his film The Master and Margarita. Although the film was made in 1994, it was only premiered in the Russian cinemas on 7 April 2011. Despite the highest budget ever spent on a Russian film and the impressive cast with the most famous Russian actors, the producers decided not to release it. According to them, Yuri Kara's director's cut was unacceptable. Nevertheless, the soundtrack composed by Alfred Schnittke was released on CD. On 15 November 2010, the Russian film distributor Luxor announced out of the blue that they had bought the rights on Kara's film, and that it would be released in March 2011. Eventually, it would be 7 April 2011.

He entered the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 1982, where he worked with film director Sergei Gerasimov and actress Tamara Makarova.

He graduated in 1987 with a thesis film Tomorrow Was the War based on the story written by the Russian author Boris Vasilyev. The picture was sold in 48 countries.