Brother

Original title: Brat

1997
1h 39m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

25K

YOUR RATING

An ex-soldier with a personal honor code enters the family crime business in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Action Crime Drama Thriller

An ex-soldier with a personal honor code enters the family crime business in St. Petersburg, Russia.An ex-soldier with a personal honor code enters the family crime business in St. Petersburg, Russia.An ex-soldier with a personal honor code enters the family crime business in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

25K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 8 wins & 5 nominations

Trivia
Knitted sweater, which was worn by Danila Bagrov, was bought by artist Nadezhda Vasilyeva at the flea market for 35-40 rubles (5$).

Goofs
When Kruglij talks to Sveta for the first time, the camera is reflected in the windscreen of the tram that Sveta is driving.

Quotes
Danila: [two Chechens in tram refuse to pay the fare and act arrogantly. Danila takes out his revolver, walks up to the Chechens and points the barrel at them] Pay the fine.
Chechen in tram car: Brother... Don't kill me, brother... Take the money. Take everything. Listen, don't kill me, brother. Here.
[gives his wallet to Danila]
Danila: You're not my brother, black-assed scum.

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movies from Russia and the Soviet Union (2015)

Soundtracks
Lyudi na kholme
Music by Vyacheslav Butusov
Lyrics by Ilya Kormiltsev
Performed by Nautilus Pompilius (uncredited)
Exclusive rights - DANA Music Limited, Ireland
Played when:
1) Danila gets off the train and walks around St. Petersburg
2) a director helps Danila bury two bodies

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Review

Featured review

More than a crime drama...

One thing that some other reviewers failed to comment on is the way that you discover just who Danila is - he covers-up the fact that he saw action in Chechnya and always says he served far from combat. This story is really about the Russian crime situation LESS than about an entire generation of people who served in Afghanistan and Chechnya ('94-'96 and '99-present). This movie will be misunderstood by many Westerners (I am Russian myself) because it does not fit the traditional Hollywood screenplay style - and its characters do not behave themselves like most Hollywood characters would in a crime drama. There is a very Slavic quality in this film that I am VERY happy to see preserved and NOT Westernized. (You must see Brat2 to learn more about Brat.)