Brother
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.
Brother (1997)
Aleksei Balabanov
At a glance
Countries
Russia
Ratings
TMDB users
7.5/10
461 votes
Rating consensus
75/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~75/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
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
Anatoliy Gorin
Svetlana's Neighbor
Andrey Krasko
Apartment Owner
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Brother (1997)
Aleksei Balabanov
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