Brother (1997)
Danila goes to his successful brother, Victor, in Petersburg to start a new life. Unknown to Danila, Victor is a contract killer, but is in hiding after asking for too much money to assassinate a Chechen mob boss. To avoid exposure, Victor convinces Danila to kill the boss instead.
Director: Aleksey Balabanov
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action
Runtime: 96 min
Release Date: December 12, 1997
Cast
- Sergei Bodrov Jr. - Danila Bagrov
- Viktor Sukhorukov - Viktor Bagrov
- Yuriy Kuznetsov - "German" Hoffman
- Svetlana Pismichenko - Sveta
- Mariya Zhukova - Kat
- Sergey Murzin - "Krugli"
- Irina Rakshina - Zinka
- Igor Shibanov - Policeman
- Andrey Fedortsov - Stepan
- Vladimir Ermilov - Pavel Evgrafovich
Screenplay
Music: Vyacheslav Butusov
Cinematography: Sergey Astakhov
Editing: Marina Lipartiya
Production: CTB Film Company, Gorky Film Studios, Roskomkino
Country: Russia
Language: Pусский
Budget: $10,000
Box Office: $1M
Original Language: ru
Keywords
gangster, grim, depressing, bitter, apathetic, harsh, straightforward
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Brother about?
- Danila goes to his successful brother, Victor, in Petersburg to start a new life. Unknown to Danila, Victor is a contract killer, but is in hiding after asking for too much money to assassinate a Chechen mob boss. To avoid exposure, Victor convinces Danila to kill the boss instead.
- Who directed Brother?
- Brother was directed by Aleksey Balabanov.
- Who stars in Brother?
- Brother stars Sergei Bodrov Jr., Viktor Sukhorukov, Yuriy Kuznetsov, Svetlana Pismichenko, Mariya Zhukova, Sergey Murzin.
- How long is Brother?
- Brother has a runtime of 1h 36m (96 minutes).
- What genre is Brother?
- Brother is a Crime, Drama, Action film.
- What is the budget of Brother?
- Brother had a budget of $10,000.
- How much did Brother gross?
- Brother grossed $1M worldwide.
- Where was Brother produced?
- Brother was produced in Russia.