# Brother (1997)

> A discharged soldier enters his brother’s criminal network and finds that becoming a killer is easier than building an ordinary life.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12653

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Action
- Director: Aleksei Balabanov
- Cast: Sergei Bodrov Jr., Viktor Sukhorukov, Yuriy Kuznetsov, Svetlana Pismichenko, Mariya Zhukova, Sergey Murzin, Irina Rakshina, Igor Shibanov
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118767/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: grim, bitter, apathetic, crime film marathon, late night viewing

## Synopsis

A young soldier's return home leads him down a dark path of crime and moral conflict.

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- [Siberian Education (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/102911)
- [Brother 2 (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/12654)
- [War (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/58714)
- [The Thief (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/30637)
- [Dead Man's Bluff (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/12655)
- [Zero. Lilac Lithuania (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/41892)
- [Demobbed (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/44422)
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