Brat

Jul 8 1998 N/A 1h 36m
Crime, Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

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

Aleksey Balabanov

Directed by

Aleksey Balabanov

Cast

Sergey Bodrov, Viktor Sukhorukov, Svetlana Pismichenko

Crew

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Production Countries

Russia

Production Companies

CTB Film Company

Languages

Awards

8 wins & 5 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
26,297
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA