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| Sergey Bodrov | ... | Danila Bagrov | |
| Viktor Sukhorukov | ... | Viktor Bagrov | |
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Svetlana Pismichenko | ... | Sveta |
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Mariya Zhukova | ... | Kat |
| Yuriy Kuznetsov | ... | German | |
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Vyacheslav Butusov | ... | Butusov |
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Irina Rakshina | ... | Zinka |
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Sergey Murzin | ... | Krugly |
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Anatoliy Zhuravlyov | ... | Nervous Bandit |
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Igor Shibanov | ... | Militiaman |
| Andrey Fedortsov | ... | Styopa | |
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Sergey Debizhev | ... | Sergey Debizhev (as Sergey Debezhev) |
| Aleksei Sevostyanov | |||
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Rinat Ibragimov | ... | (as Renat Ibragimov) |
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Vladimir Ermilov | ||
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Newly discharged from the army, Danila goes to his older brother - a gangster and a killer - to start a new life in St. Petersburg where he's soon situated in the criminal world and asked to kill someone. There his new life starts. He meets new people, including a girl, and becomes a big fan of the rock band "Nautilus Pompillius," but now he is a killer, and realizing killing is easier for him than living makes him understand he is going the wrong way. Written by Max Volovik <dimaa@worldnet.att.net>
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Country:
RussiaRelease Date:
8 July 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Brother See more »Filming Locations:
Smolensk Lutheran Cemetery, Vasilievsky Island, St. Petersburg, Russia See more »Company Credits
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Music by Vyacheslav Butusov
Lyrics by Ilya Kormiltsev
Performed by Nautilus Pompilius (uncredited)
Played when Danila saws off a gun and at the beginning of the next scene
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Knitted sweater, which was worn by Danila Bagrov, was bought by artist Nadezhda Vasilyeva at the flea market for 35-40 rubles (5$). See more »Goofs
When the gangsters break into Danila's girlfriend's apartment, a crew member is visible in the room at the end of the hallway, even though the gangsters say that the apartment is empty. See more »Soundtracks
Chornyye ptitsyMusic by Vyacheslav Butusov
Lyrics by Ilya Kormiltsev
Performed by Nautilus Pompilius (uncredited)
Played when Danila saws off a gun and at the beginning of the next scene
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This is a great movie with alot of violence. Throughout the movie there are long stretches of Danila making explosives, sawing off a shot gun, and fashioning weapons, with Nau music playing. The rest of the movie consists mainly of him using these weapons at his job as a hitman. Make no mistake, there is depth to this film. It is more than an excuse to show violence.
Danila is an interesting character. At the ame time he blows away people regularly with no remorse and little thought. Its his job, may as well do it well.
I watched this as part of a film series at college in the original Russian, and the group of Russians sitting behind me laughed at many points. The laughter confused me a bit, but the second time I saw it was pretty funny, and not in the usual one liner sense of action movies. I especially liked the part where Danila asks if he can copy the directorÕs Nau CD.
I highly recommend this film for people who either like random violence or can tolerate it for the sake of an interesting plot. The film has a distinctive feel to it.