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Brother

1997-12-12 · 96 min · ★ 7.5

Crime · Drama · Action

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.

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Directors
Aleksei Balabanov
Production companies
CTB Film Company, Gorky Film Studios, Roskomkino
Countries
Russia
Status
Released
Budget
USD 10,000
Revenue
USD 1,360,000

Top Cast

Sergei Bodrov Jr.Sergei Bodrov Jr.Danila Bagrov
Viktor SukhorukovViktor SukhorukovViktor Bagrov
Yuriy KuznetsovYuriy Kuznetsov"German" Hoffman
Svetlana PismichenkoSvetlana PismichenkoSveta
Mariya ZhukovaMariya ZhukovaKat
Sergey MurzinSergey Murzin"Krugli"
Irina RakshinaIrina RakshinaZinka
Igor ShibanovIgor ShibanovPoliceman
Andrey FedortsovAndrey FedortsovStepan
Vladimir ErmilovVladimir ErmilovPavel Evgrafovich
Anatoliy GorinAnatoliy GorinSvetlana's Neighbor
Andrey KraskoAndrey KraskoApartment Owner
Vitaliy MatveyevVitaliy MatveyevDouble-Barrel Gun Owner
Denis KirillovDenis KirillovMarket Bandit
Anatoli ZhuravlyovAnatoli ZhuravlyovNervous Bandit
Sergey AstakhovSergey AstakhovTrucker
Artur ArutyunyanArtur ArutyunyanCaucasian Guy in Trolley
Igor LifanovIgor LifanovBandit
Tatyana ZakharovaTatyana ZakharovaMother
Aleksey PoluyanAleksey PoluyanViktor Bagrov (Voice) / Mole"

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