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Brother Reviews

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Danila idolises his older brother, deciding that he wants to follow in his footsteps after being discharged from the Russian army. The problem is his brother is a contract killer for the mob! This doesn't bother Danila, his brother can do nothing wrong in his eyes. Cue some brutal violence, comparable to a Russian version of .. Read more

Starring	Sergei Bodrov Jr., Svetlana Pismichenko
Director	Aleksei Balabanov
Genres	Drama, Thriller, World Cinema

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  No Emotion
  
  Brother is an odd, unsettling movie with a fascinating central character. If, like me, you are deeply conditioned by Hollywood to expect certain cliches from ... read more »
  
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  - Spetsnaz
  - London UK
  - 14 Jan 2005 at 18:43
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  Dull,dull, dull
  
  This movie is dull....bad quality russian Z serie - really disapointed with the quality of te movies you get with the love film instant package.....
  
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- - Rafiki1984
  - 1 review
  - 20 May 2012 at 22:09
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  A spiral into darkness, irresistible to watch
  
  I think this is an outstanding film, not just in the Russian hard-boiled category but on its own, in contrast to the usual action fare in Europe and US. In fact... read more »
  
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  - 22 Sep 2011 at 12:27
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  Brother Gangster
  
  I found this film to be thoroughly enjoyable...lots of good acting and gritty direction put this on a par with mean streets and taxi driver etc...worth a watch ... read more »
  
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- - Dude0203
  - 71 reviews
  - Wirral
  - 18 Sep 2011 at 13:18
- - 2
  - 0
  Surprisingly GOOD!
  
  I was surprised at the plot, characterisation, photography, warmth and humour of this film and would enthusiastically recommend it. It is quintessentially ... read more »
  
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  - SW16
  - 09 May 2010 at 20:53
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  All the unpleasantness of society in turmoil
  
  Filmed and set in post-glasnost era Russia, amongst the lightening rise of the ‘Novyi Russkiy’, Brother is very much a film of its time.
  
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- - KennyShovel
  - 23 reviews
  - Colchester
  - 02 May 2009 at 23:48
- - 1
  - 0
  GRITTY MOVIE
  
  If you like your foriegn films and a bit of grit and violence then this is for you.
  
  The fascinating thing about this movie is the environment that ... read more »
  
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- - JamesT
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  - Chorley
  - 06 Mar 2009 at 18:49
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  Quirky and stylish-loved it!
  
  This offbeat,quirky and stylish Russian gangster film was first class. The film depicts the bleakness and anarchy of modern day russia in the 1990's prior ... read more »
  
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  - Drwatson
  - 17 reviews
  - Skegness
  - 18 Jun 2008 at 23:13
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  Face paced action
  
  Great film. Recommended. Good acting, great story.
  
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  - OXON
  - 10 Mar 2008 at 11:01
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  rubbish
  
  extremly dissappointed it's the worse dvd I've ever seen, rubbish.
  
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  - stockport
  - 28 Oct 2007 at 20:59
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  BACK IN THE USSR
  
  Very.................Russian, but more Pulp Potatoe than Fiction. Good sense of location, I could almost smell the boiled cabbage. I really liked this film... read more »
  
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  - Pugwash
  - 25 reviews
  - Neath
  - 22 Mar 2007 at 21:24
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- - 10
  - 1
  No Emotion
  
  Brother is an odd, unsettling movie with a fascinating central character. If, like me, you are deeply conditioned by Hollywood to expect certain cliches from ... read more »
  
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  - Spetsnaz
  - London UK
  - 14 Jan 2005 at 18:43
- - 3
  - 0
  Danila
  
  he must be the most niceist,kindest,generous hitman ever!
  
  a very fun film to watch
  
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  - smelly77
  - 46 reviews
  - london
  - 13 Mar 2006 at 17:34
- - 2
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  Surprisingly GOOD!
  
  I was surprised at the plot, characterisation, photography, warmth and humour of this film and would enthusiastically recommend it. It is quintessentially ... read more »
  
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  - SW16
  - 09 May 2010 at 20:53
- - 1
  - 0
  witty and thought provoking...gives a glimpse at the russian mentality
  
  off beat and funny. if u enjoy it catch the sequal
  
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- - eugene heanue
  - wales
  - 09 Aug 2005 at 15:17
- - 1
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  GRITTY MOVIE
  
  If you like your foriegn films and a bit of grit and violence then this is for you.
  
  The fascinating thing about this movie is the environment that ... read more »
  
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- - JamesT
  - 101 reviews
  - Chorley
  - 06 Mar 2009 at 18:49
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  - 0
  I really enoyed this ...
  
  I really enoyed this film even although it was sun titled from Russian . It was a great story and held my attention to the end.
  
  Well worth watching
  
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- - Ann#41
  - RENFREW
  - 01 Jun 2004 at 19:36
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  Understated brilliance
  
  Very good movie that doesn't lean on the 'visible' violence, its there but its not in your face. Quite matter of fact and understated in the way the... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 08 Apr 2005 at 11:01
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  - 1
  Time to take out the trash.
  
  An amusing survey of life in the dustbin of Russian society. Violent, implicitly moralistic, & probably patriotic (if you are a Russian). I liked this ... read more »
  
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- - Elvis
  - Graceland
  - 13 Apr 2005 at 21:30
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  Gritty
  
  Excellent Russian hit-man movie, very gritty.
  
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  - Paisley
  - 04 Aug 2005 at 14:04
- - 0
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  Brilliant and suspensful
  
  I had no idea what to expect of this avowadly non-Hollywood film.Its brilliant! Really suspesful,with the Russian psche portrayed as very harsh.The streets of ... read more »
  
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- - Piers Edminson
  - Nottingham
  - 04 Aug 2005 at 18:21

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  Danila idolises his older brother, deciding that he wants to follow in his footsteps after being discharged from the Russian army. The problem is his brother is a contract killer for the mob! This doesn't bother Danila, his brother can do nothing wrong in his eyes. Cue some brutal violence, ...