Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker,actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. He directed his first short film I'm Coming Home, and another for his graduation, A Quiet Day at the End of the War. Mikhalkov had appeared in over twenty films, including his brother's Uncle Vanya, before he co-wrote, directed and starred in his first feature, At Home Among Strangers.