Brat (1997)
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100% of critics liked it
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Danila goes to his older brother to start a new life in Petersburg. His brother is a gangster and a killer, and he puts Danila into this criminal world asking him to kill someone. There his new life starts, he meets new people, a girl, becomes a big fan of the rock band "Nautilus Pompillius". Now he… More Danila goes to his older brother to start a new life in Petersburg. His brother is a gangster and a killer, and he puts Danila into this criminal world asking him to kill someone. There his new life starts, he meets new people, a girl, becomes a big fan of the rock band "Nautilus Pompillius". Now he is a killer, and killing is easier than living for him. Realizing this makes him understand he is going the wrong way.
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.
- Directed By
- Aleksei Balabanov
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
- In Theaters
- Jul 8, 1997 Wide
- On DVD
- Nov 19, 2002
Critic Reviews
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Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
From post-Soviet Russia, with viciousness.
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Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Director Aleksei Balabanov's matter-of-fact depiction of his protagonist's exploits conveys the blunt harshness of post-Cold War Russia.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
If anything, this slickly done gangster thriller should be taken as a political warning by the West that Russia is a wounded animal and still dangerous...
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