Brother

Брат (1997)

Timing: 1:36 (96 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1997-12-12

Country

Russia

Production

CTB Film Company, Gorky Film Studios, Roskomkino

Genre

Drama, Crime

Budget

$0

Revenue

$1 362 281

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Director

Aleksey Balabanov

Actors

Sergei Bodrov Jr., Viktor Sukhorukov, Yuriy Kuznetsov, Svetlana Pismichenko, Mariya Zhukova, Sergey Murzin, Irina Rakshina, Igor Shibanov, Andrey Fedortsov, Vladimir Ermilov
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Aleksey Balabanov

Producer

Sergei Selyanov

Operator

Sergey Astakhov

Composer

Artist

Audition

Editing

Marina Lipartiya
All team (14)

• The chunky knitted sweater worn by Danila Bagrov was bought by artist Nadezhda Vasilyeva at a thrift store for 35 rubles.
• When questioned by the police, Danila states his address as "Vokzalnaya, 22." That address is the location of the railway station in Yekaterinburg, the hometown of Alexei Balabanov.
• The film was shot in 31 days.
• The film's cinematographer, Sergei Astakhov, played a truck driver in the final scene because, by the end of filming, it turned out that no one had a driver's license to operate the truck.
• Due to a lack of funds, filming took place in locations that were not properly arranged.
• Most of the film was shot on Vasilyevsky Island.
• The first meeting of the brothers (Bodrov and Sukhorukov) takes place in the famous Adamin House.
• The chunky knit sweater worn by Danila Bagrov was bought by artist Nadezhda Vasilyeva at a thrift store for 35 rubles.
• Cinematographer Sergei Astakhov played a truck driver in the final scene because it turned out that none of the actors had a driver's license to operate a truck.
• Due to a lack of funds, filming took place without permits in some locations.
• The brothers' first meeting takes place in the famous Adamini House.
• At the 14th minute, while Danila is riding the tram, Caucasian men sitting at the end of the car harass a girl who has just boarded. The girl stands by the window, but she is no longer visible in subsequent shots.
• At the police station, Danila gives his address as: "Vokzalnaya, 22." That address corresponds to the railway station in Yekaterinburg, Alexei Balabanov’s hometown.
• Hoffman, in the cemetery scene after Danila’s second acquittal, says: "God is your judge." The Greek name Daniel means "God is my judge."