Brother (1997)

Directors

Aleksei Balabanov

Cast

Mariya Zhukova, Sergey Bodrov, Jr., Svetlana Pismichenko, Viktor Sukhorukov, Vyacheslav Butusov, Yury Kuznetsov

The story

Danila Bagrov (Sergei Bodrov Jr.), recently discharged after serving in the First Chechen War, returns to his hometown. His mother insists that he travel to Saint Petersburg to seek out his successful older brother Viktor (Viktor Sukhorukov), who his mother is confident will help him make a living. Arriving in Saint Petersburg, Danila wanders around the city and befriends Kat (Maria Zhukova), an energetic party girl, and an elderly Russian German named Hoffman (Yury Kuznetsov), a homeless street vendor whom Danila rescues from a thug attempting to extort him.

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