Overview

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.

Fun facts

Awards
Won 3 awards, including the Nika Award (1998) and the Kinotavr (1997)
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Nominations
Nominated for the Nika Award for Best Picture (1997)
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Box office
Grossed $1.36M worldwide, about 136.0 times its $10K budget
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Setting
Set in Saint Petersburg
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Sequels
Followed by Brother 2
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Collection
Part of Brother Collection
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Music
Music by Vyacheslav Butusov
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Sergey Astakhov
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Details

Director: Aleksei Balabanov
Writer: Aleksei BalabanovWriter
Original title: Брат
Status: Released
Release date: December 12, 1997
Original language: Russian
Budget: $10K
Revenue: $1.4M
Countries: Russia
Collection: Brother Collection

Production

Roskomkino

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