Brother

1997 film directed by Aleksei Balabanov
Movie film Q1192679
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Brother

Summary

Brother is a film[1]. Brother ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (564 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brother received the Nika Award[3].
  • Brother received the Golden ram[4].
  • Brother received the Kinotavr[5].
  • Brother's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • Brother's director is recorded as Aleksei Balabanov[7].
  • Brother's screenwriter is recorded as Aleksei Balabanov[8].
  • Brother's composer is recorded as Vyacheslav Butusov[9].
  • Brother's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • Brother's genre is recorded as crime film[11].
  • Brother's genre is recorded as neo-noir[12].
  • Brother's genre is recorded as thriller film[13].
  • brother is named after Brother[14].
  • Brother's followed by is recorded as Brother 2[15].
  • Brother's cast member is recorded as Sergey Bodrov, Jr.[16].
  • Brother's cast member is recorded as Viktor Sukhorukov[17].
  • Brother's cast member is recorded as Vyacheslav Butusov[18].
  • Brother's cast member is recorded as Yury Kuznetsov[19].
  • Brother's cast member is recorded as Svetlana Pismichenko[20].
  • Brother's cast member is recorded as Mariya Zhukova[21].
  • Brother's producer is recorded as Sergey Selyanov[22].
  • Brother's performer is recorded as Nautilus Pompilius[23].
  • Brother's production company is recorded as STV[24].
  • Brother's production company is recorded as State Committee for Cinematography[25].
  • Brother's director of photography is recorded as Sergey Astakhov[26].
  • Brother's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0118767[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Brother's performer is recorded as Nautilus Pompilius[23]. Brother's producer is recorded as Sergey Selyanov[22]. Brother's director is recorded as Aleksei Balabanov[7]. Brother's screenwriter is recorded as Aleksei Balabanov[8]. Cast members include Sergey Bodrov, Jr.[16], Viktor Sukhorukov[17], Vyacheslav Butusov[18], Yury Kuznetsov[19], Svetlana Pismichenko[20], and Mariya Zhukova[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +1997-05-17T00:00:00Z[28], +1997-12-12T00:00:00Z[29], and +1998-07-08T00:00:00Z[30]. Original languages include Russian[31], French[32], and English[33]. Genres include drama film[10], crime film[11], neo-noir[12], and thriller film[13].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include organized crime[34], contract killing[35], contract killer[36], and sibling relationship[37].

Reception

Awards received include Nika Award[3], a group of awards[38], in Russia[39], founded in 1987[40]; Golden ram[4], a prize[41], in Russia[42], founded in 1991[43]; and Kinotavr[5], a film festival[44], in Russia[45], founded in 1991[46]. Reviews include 7.6/10[47] and 100%[48].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Brother's followed by is recorded as Brother 2[15].

Why It Matters

Brother ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (564 views/month).[2] Brother has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Brother is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

What awards did Brother receive?

Honors received include Nika Award[3], Golden ram[4], and Kinotavr[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  29. [47] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [48] . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer Vyacheslav Butusov
    Film editor Marina Lipartiya
    Followed by
    Main subject organized crime, contract killing, contract killer +1
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