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Brother

19971h 36mAleksei Balabanov
IMDb 7.8 · Rotten Tomatoes 100%

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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.

CrimeDramaAction
GangsterGrimDepressingBitterApatheticHarshStraightforward

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What is Brother (1997) 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 stars in Brother?

Brother stars Sergei Bodrov Jr. (Danila Bagrov), Viktor Sukhorukov (Viktor Bagrov), Yuriy Kuznetsov ("German" Hoffman), Svetlana Pismichenko (Sveta), Mariya Zhukova (Kat). The film was directed by Aleksei Balabanov.

How long is Brother?

Brother has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1997.

Is Brother worth watching?

Brother holds an IMDb rating of 7.8/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 100. Fans of Crime, Drama, Action are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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