Danila goes to his successful brother, Victor, in Petersburg to start a new life. Unknown to Danila, Victor is a contract killer, but is in hiding after asking for too much money to assassinate a Chechen mob boss. To avoid exposure, Victor convinces Danila to kill the boss instead.
Direction
Balabanov's cold, detached gaze — violence as Tuesday.
Acting
Bodrov Jr.'s empty eyes — the ultimate unreliable protagonist.
Score
Nautilus Pompilius soundtrack = instant 90s Russian depression.
Director
Aleksei Balabanov
Sergei Bodrov Jr.
Danila Bagrov
Viktor Sukhorukov
Viktor Bagrov
Yuriy Kuznetsov
"German" Hoffman
Svetlana Pismichenko
Sveta
Mariya Zhukova
Kat
Sergey Murzin
"Krugli"
Irina Rakshina
Zinka
Igor Shibanov
Policeman
Andrey Fedortsov
Stepan
Vladimir Ermilov
Pavel Evgrafovich
Anatoliy Gorin
Svetlana's Neighbor
Andrey Krasko
Apartment Owner
Vitaliy Matveyev
Double-Barrel Gun Owner
Denis Kirillov
Market Bandit
Anatoli Zhuravlyov
Nervous Bandit
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Defined 'New Russian' cinema — the 90s criminal aesthetic that influenced everything from music videos to Putin-era nostalgia.
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