Brother
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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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2 films
Cast
30 people
Sergei Bodrov Jr.
Danila Bagrov
Known for
Prisoner of the Mountains
War
Viktor Sukhorukov
Viktor Bagrov
Known for
The Island
Peace! Friendship! Chewing gum!
Yuriy Kuznetsov
"German" Hoffman
Known for
To the Lake
The Island
Svetlana Pismichenko
Sveta
Known for
Morphine
Kikoriki: Deja Vu
Mariya Zhukova
Kat
Also in
Cruel Fate
Кто вызвал аниматора?
Sergey Murzin
"Krugli"
Known for
The Watchman
Red Sky
Irina Rakshina
Zinka
Known for
A Visitor to a Museum
Morphine
Igor Shibanov
Policeman
Known for
Little Longnose
Three Heroes and the Shamakhan Queen
Andrey Fedortsov
Stepan
Known for
Peculiarities of the National Hunt in the Winter
In Tranzit
Vladimir Ermilov
Pavel Evgrafovich
Also in
Dude - Water Winner
Comedy of the Strict Regime
Anatoliy Gorin
Svetlana's Neighbor
Also in
Catherine the Great
Night Watch
Andrey Krasko
Apartment Owner
Known for
Bastards
Tycoon
Aleksei Balabanov Director · Vyacheslav Butusov Composer Sergey Astakhov Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.4M · Budget $10K · First release May 17, 1997
Box office
Budget
$10,000
Worldwide gross
$1,360,000
Gross vs. budget
136.0×
Production
CTB Film Company
Production
Gorky Film Studios
Production
Roskomkino
Production
Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Брат
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
France · May 17, 1997
Premiere
Russia · December 12, 1997
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
October 15, 1998 · Theatrical · Together with Biograf
Japan
August 4, 2001 · Theatrical
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