How does Brother end?

In the final act ("Reckoning and Departure"): Danila rescues his brother from a hostage situation, eliminates the mafia boss, and confronts Sveta's husband. He ultimately leaves the city alone, hitchhiking toward Moscow.

Brother (1997) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Brother
Genre: crime, drama, action
Released: 1997
Rating: 7.5

Plot Analysis Summary

A veteran's descent into vigilante justice amid St. Petersburg's criminal underworld.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Urban Arrival and First Blood

Romance and Shadows

Violence and Retaliation

Reckoning and Departure

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.

Directed by

Aleksei Balabanov

Key Cast

Sergei Bodrov Jr. — Danila Bagrov
Viktor Sukhorukov — Viktor Bagrov
Yuriy Kuznetsov — "German" Hoffman
Svetlana Pismichenko — Sveta
Mariya Zhukova — Kat

Rating: 7.5/10 (470 votes)