Brat (1997)

Director:

Aleksey Balabanov

Writer:

Aleksey Balabanov (writer)

Release Date:

8 July 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Music

Plot:

Danila goes to his older brother to start a new life in Petersburg. His brother is a gangster and a killer...

Plot Keywords:

Gun | Crime Boss | Truck | Organized Crime | Russian Mafia

Awards:

7 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Sergei Bodrov Jr.	...	Danila Bagrov (as Sergei Bodrov)
Viktor Sukhorukov	...	Danila's Brother
Svetlana Pismichenko	...	Sveta
Mariya Zhukova	...	Cat
Yuri Kuznetsov	...	Nemets (The German)
Vyacheslav Butusov	...	Butusov
Irina Rakshina	...	Zinka
Sergei Murzin	...	Kruglyj
Anatoli Zhuravlyov	...	Nervous Bandit
Igor Shibanov	...	Militiaman
Andrey Fyodortsov	...	Styopa
Sergei Debizhev	...	Himself
Aleksei Sevostyanov
Renat Ibragimov
Vladimir Yermilov

Also Known As:

Брат (Russia)
Brother (USA)
The Brother (UK)

Runtime:

96 min | USA:99 min

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian | English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:18 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Smolensk Lutheran Cemetery, Vasilievsky Island, St. Petersburg, Russia

Company:

Gorky Film Studios

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Kruglij talks to Sveta for the first time the camera is reflected in the windscreen of the tram that Sveta is driving.

Quotes:

Danila: [two chechens in tram refuse to pay the fare and act arrogantly. Danila takes out his revolver, walks up to chechens and points barrel at them] Pay the fine!
Chechen in tram car: Brother! Please don't kill me, bro! Take my money, take everything, just don't kill me!
[tries to give his wallet to Danila]
Danila: You're *not* my brother, black-assed scum!

Movie Connections:

Followed by Brat 2 (2000)

Soundtrack:

Chyornyye ptitsy

Painfully realistic, great action and acting

I haven't seen a crime movie with action more realistic than that in Brat. This movie emphasizes that when you get shot you can't run as fast as a cheetah unlike the Hollywood films even today. It was a breakthrough picture for Russia's film-making and, in my opinion, a picture that could take on most of American movies of the same or similar genre. You wanna see the way things were done in Russia five years ago? You wanna see cruel reality? You want to see the real criminal side of Russia? See Brat. It isn't only an amazing movie because it is so realistic, the acting is awesome and you won't get bored for sure. Brat 10/10