Brother

1997 · directed by Aleksei Balabanov

Rating
86/100
Hit
yes

Danila goes to his successful brother, Victor, in Petersburg to start a new life. Unknown to Danila, Victor is a contract killer, but is in hiding after asking for too much money to assassinate a Chechen mob boss. To avoid exposure, Victor convinces Danila to kill the boss instead.

Brother (1997), directed by Aleksei Balabanov, rates 86/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Sergei Bodrov Jr.
  • Viktor Sukhorukov
  • Yuriy Kuznetsov
  • Svetlana Pismichenko
  • Mariya Zhukova
  • Sergey Murzin
  • Irina Rakshina
  • Igor Shibanov
  • Andrey Fedortsov
  • Vladimir Ermilov

Crew

  • Sergey Astakhov — Director of Photography
  • Marina Lipartiya — Editor
  • Vyacheslav Butusov — Original Music Composer
  • Aleksei Balabanov — Writer

More from Aleksei Balabanov

  1. The Stoker (2010) — 78/100
  2. Brother 2 (2000) — 74/100
  3. Cargo 200 (2007) — 74/100
  4. War (2002) — 72/100
  5. Dead Man's Bluff (2005) — 70/100
  6. Morphine (2008) — 70/100

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