Vladimir Besedin is a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer who first gained attention through digital and comedy-driven projects before transitioning to large-scale filmmaking. He became widely known as one of the co-founders and creative forces behind the popular YouTube collective KlikKlak, where he developed a distinct visual style blending absurdist humor, genre parody, and high-concept storytelling. Building on his success in online media, Besedin moved into cinema and is best known for the superhero satire Major Grom: Plague Doctor (2021) and the short Major Grom (2017), which helped expand a Russian comic-book universe for the big screen and reach international audiences. He established a reputation for kinetic pacing, graphic-novel aesthetics, and bold reinventions of familiar myths. In 2026, he directed the film Lefty, a reimagining of Nikolai Leskov’s classic tale that fuses imperial Russian lore with the swagger of Peaky Blinders and the deductive flair of Sherlock, delivering a sleek, steampunk inflected adventure centered on a rebellious, street-smart hero.