Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- bleak
- serious
- reflective
- late night viewing
- crime drama marathon
What sets it apart
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Kostyan seeks a peaceful new existence while confronting the consequences of his criminal past.
The plot explicitly asks whether Russia has changed and whether criminal businessmen still control commerce.
Kostyan has lost his friends and the woman he loved, leaving him isolated as he tries to move forward.
The second chapter is structured around Kostyan's inability to escape the events and identity established in the first film.
Films like Bummer 2, and why
Bumer
post-soviet crime drama, morally compromised protagonists, and bleak urban atmosphere
Brother
crime-world loyalty, masculine alienation, and tense post-soviet social realism
Eastern Promises
grounded criminal drama centered on escape from a violent past and emotional reinvention
Movie Details
- Director
- Pyotr Buslov
- Release Date
- 2006-03-07
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (87)
Cast
- Andrey Merzlikin
- Vladimir Vdovichenkov
- Svetlana Ustinova
- Nikolay Olyalin
- Aleksandr Golubev
- Aleksandr Tsurkan
- Feliks Antipov
- Yuri Kolokolnikov
- Sergey Gorobchenko
- Viktoriya Smirnova
Common questions
- What is Bummer 2 about?
- A wounded former gangster tests whether a peaceful future is possible in a Russia still haunted by its criminal past.
- What is Bummer 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bummer 2 as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Bummer 2 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Bummer 2 as brutal.
- Which films are like Bummer 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Bumer, Brother, and Eastern Promises.
- How long is Bummer 2?
- Bummer 2 runs 115 minutes.
