The Brother
Young Russian Danila returns home after serving a two-year military stint and discovers that his big brother has become a hit man for mobsters in St. Petersburg and is deeply involved in a Mafia war. Wanting to help, Danila joins the mobsters to become his brother Viktor's assistant. Aimed a younger audiences, this ironic thriller follows Danila's adventures after he successfully completes his first assignment, the murder of The Chechen, a prominent crimelord. During the hit, Danila is wounded and ends up taken care of by a man known only as the German. Meanwhile The Chechen's men are in hot pursuit. Even though Danila spends the bulk of his time trying to avoid them, he also finds a few moments to have a couple of brief love affairs.
Director: Aleksei Balabanov
Starring: Sergei Bodrov Jr., Viktor Sukhorukov, Svetlana Pismichenko, Mariya Zhukova, Yuri Kuznetsov
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Sergey Astakhov
Brothers Manaki International Film Festival (1997)
Best European Feature
Brussels International Film Festival (1998)
Best Actor
Chicago International Film Festival (1997)
Aleksey Balabanov
Cottbus Film Festival of Young East European Cinema (1997)
Aleksey Balabanov
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (1997)
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