Brother Movie Review 1997

Danila (Bodrov Jr.) has just gotten out of the army and needs a job so he decides to visit big brother Viktor (Sukhoroukov) in St. Petersburg. He discovers his bro is a contract killer for the Russian mob and hires on as Viktor's assistant. Danila successfully accomplishes his first assignment--the murder of a mob rival--but then has the other gangsters out for revenge. Fast-paced and gritty, with casual violence and crime the easiest options in a brokendown society. Russian with subtitles.

Distribution

Kino International, 333 W. 39th St., Ste. 503, New York, NY 10018, Phone: (212)629-6880, Toll-free: 800-562-3330, Fax: (212)714-0871, Email: contact@kino.com, URL: http://www.kino.com

Available on VHS
Running time 96 minutes.
Originally from Russian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Crime Drama, Brothers & Sisters, St. Peterburg (Russia), Organized Crime, Hit Men/Women, Moscow Mafia

Screenplay

Alexei Balabanov

Cast

Sergei Bodrov, Viktor Sukhorukov, Svetlana Pismitchenko, Maria Joukova, Yuri Kouznetzov

Cinematography

Sergei Astakhov

Director

Alexei Balabanov

Music

Viatcheslav Boutoussov