The Brother

1997 Crime Drama

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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Awards

  • 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)