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Brother
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A quiet, blank-faced young veteran arrives in gritty 1990s St. Petersburg to join his older brother, only to discover the man is a contract killer — and to reveal his own chilling gift for violence. Aleksei Balabanov's cult portrait of a lawless Russia.
Why it’s here
Balabanov’s Saint Petersburg crime drama became a defining post-Soviet Russian cult film.
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genre
- Crime · Drama · Action
- Mood
- tense · thoughtful · dark
- Entry
- some context
- Best for
- shorter watch
Content notes: war or political violence · violence or threat Non-exhaustive