An ex-soldier with a personal honor code enters the family crime business in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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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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German: The city is an evil force. The strong come and become feeble. The city takes the strength away. And now you've fallen.
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(uncredited)
Written by E-Rotic (uncredited)
Performed by E-Rotic (uncredited)
Played at the rave party where Kat brings Danila
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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 »Quotes
Danila: You said the city is a force, and yet everybody is feeble here.German: The city is an evil force. The strong come and become feeble. The city takes the strength away. And now you've fallen.
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Soundtracks
Max Don't Have Sex with Your Ex(uncredited)
Written by E-Rotic (uncredited)
Performed by E-Rotic (uncredited)
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This is a great Russian movie, made in a post-soviet Russia, which is looking for a new identity. It is new style Russian cinema, cheaply made due to lack of money, but therefore it has a very genuine feel of it. The story of Daniil that becomes more and more violent than his - already gruesome - brother, is very compelling and horrible at the same time. If you want to begin with a modern Russian movie, rent this one, it has that 'old ultra-violence' thing. It will definitely blow off your socks.