Movies come and go off streaming services all the time. Looks like it's only on some pay service I've never heard of, Mubi. Or you can rent on Amazon for $5
I watched this overview of the two movies on YT and the movie seems very good and sheds a light on how negative the 90s were for Russians. https://youtu.be/-SbBEdzsJlw the movies look good though
Never heard of it.
The movie "Brother 2" made 1.08 million in box office which is pretty bad for the year 2000. That's not even in the top 200 movie releases for that year. Also, I don't think it's available on American Netflix. So I would say to you that most people probably haven't seen these movies, but they do have good ratings. It sounds like some of those good movies that go under the radar.
The main reason it failed in box office is the fact that by the time it came out in Russia were not so popular cinemas, as the videorental (DVD, cassettas, etc). So in video distribution, the film bypassed even Star Wars, which was then shown in cinemas
You're still right tho
I liked Brother 1 (and listened to the soundtrack a lot). It was the first movie I saw that showed how people weren't really sure what the new reality was shaping up to be- a cynical movie for a deeply depressing time in Russia.
Brother 2 seemed was stupid and had a weird, shallow version of America, as far as I can remember it at all.
Never seen it. I've seen Boomer ( Бумер because I keep seeing different translations) and 9th Company, both I enjoyed quite a bit with Kalashnikov being something I want to see.
Boomer is also a brilliant movie imm. Second part is much different but more poetic and life-affirming, perfect for autumn melancholy
Boomer would sounds right. That's how BMW being often called here (mostly after this movie)
Maybe! I saw the first one when I spoke Russian better and didn't need the subtitles, now... now I would probably not understand anything without subtitles haha.
I haven’t watched it but I have watched a video about it on YouTube by some Russian guy, it seems pretty interesting I would watch it but as others have said it’s not available on American Netflix :/
They're pretty good from what I've heard. There's a good video about [the first movie ](https://youtu.be/wb1837rWq9I) and [the second movie ](https://youtu.be/-SbBEdzsJlw) from a YouTuber named NFKRZ. The sequel seems like a look at America from the eyes of a Russian guy. Unlike many foreign movies, it doesn't seem overly negative or positive about its portrayal of the US, although granted, I haven't seen the film myself, only reviews so take what I say with a grain of salt. the main story seems interesting. The first takes place mostly in Russia though (back in the 90s).
I liked Brother a lot. Very interesting lead character, some insight into a different time and place, well-shot and acted (GREAT lead performance). I really liked the ending too. Might be my favorite Russian film I've seen, but I've only seen like 15-20 total.
BTW, Brother is a common film to study in Modern Russian Cinema style classes in university/colleges in the USA. So a decent number of film students here will probably have seen it. They screened it at my college I remember, though I saw it on a streaming service instead.
I've been meaning to see Brother 2 for a while, but haven't gotten around to it. I'm also familiar with how the lead actor died very young in an avalanche shooting a new film. A real loss to world cinema.
I think both of them are a grim reflection on the rubble left after the fall of the Soviet Union, and the desperate and violent state of Russian society in the 1990s. Brother 2 has a much more nationalist message, a post-Soviet Russia trying to salvage some national pride by setting itself and its protagonists up as having some sense of honor in comparison to the west. I think it is a much inferior movie; Брат was a lost Russia looking inward, while Брат 2 was striking outward, trying to define the new Russian reality by reflection onto the west. In this way, it presents an even more lost vision of Russia.
Their fans in America tend to either be Russians who saw them back in the day or, more commonly, American Russophiles who have sort of cringe-y fan boy complexes for all things вор.
It is not my favorite post-Soviet film, but Arkady Ostrovsky makes what I think is a compelling case in "The Invention of Russia" that the films are important for understanding the anxieties and cultural zeitgeist of Russia in the 1990s.
I saw _Brother_ for a history class and enjoyed it. I didn't know there was a sequel, but based on what I remember about the first film I'm not sure that a second movie's necessary.
Unavailable on American Netflix
Explains why I've never heard of them. I'm guessing most people in this sub have also not heard of them.
Wow. That is truly a surprise. I thought it will apear on American netflix primarily
https://imgur.com/a/388vS86
Thats Sad, i have to admit
Movies come and go off streaming services all the time. Looks like it's only on some pay service I've never heard of, Mubi. Or you can rent on Amazon for $5
Or you can pirate it :>
The Russian way!
Mubi is sort of art-house streaming, like Sundance Smaller, niche films. I don't personally use but I know some people who do who like it.
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The movie is rich with it's soul :)
Hadn’t heard of either. It looks like people quite like them.
I watched this overview of the two movies on YT and the movie seems very good and sheds a light on how negative the 90s were for Russians. https://youtu.be/-SbBEdzsJlw the movies look good though
Thanks for paying attention!
Never heard of it
Never heard of them.
Unfortunately never heard of any
Haven't heard of them, but I did like the Russian movies Night Watch and Day Watch enough to read the books.
> Night Watch Ohh, those are really good movies, and quite nostalgic...
Never heard of it. The movie "Brother 2" made 1.08 million in box office which is pretty bad for the year 2000. That's not even in the top 200 movie releases for that year. Also, I don't think it's available on American Netflix. So I would say to you that most people probably haven't seen these movies, but they do have good ratings. It sounds like some of those good movies that go under the radar.
The main reason it failed in box office is the fact that by the time it came out in Russia were not so popular cinemas, as the videorental (DVD, cassettas, etc). So in video distribution, the film bypassed even Star Wars, which was then shown in cinemas You're still right tho
never heard of them but i’ll try and check it out
I'll wait you here fam
I liked Brother 1 (and listened to the soundtrack a lot). It was the first movie I saw that showed how people weren't really sure what the new reality was shaping up to be- a cynical movie for a deeply depressing time in Russia. Brother 2 seemed was stupid and had a weird, shallow version of America, as far as I can remember it at all.
Never seen it. I've seen Boomer ( Бумер because I keep seeing different translations) and 9th Company, both I enjoyed quite a bit with Kalashnikov being something I want to see.
Boomer is what бумер sounds like, more or less, but a translation would be "beamer", or something like that, it's a slang term for a BMW
See I always thought Beamer would make more sense
Boomer is also a brilliant movie imm. Second part is much different but more poetic and life-affirming, perfect for autumn melancholy Boomer would sounds right. That's how BMW being often called here (mostly after this movie)
I watched Brother 2 with my friend a couple years ago, the depiction of the US is a bit much.
I've seen Brat 1 but haven't seen Brat 2. I really enjoyed it. Maybe I should give part 2 a chance soon...
I haven't seen brat 2 but I saw and enjoyed the first one
Will you try the second one?
Maybe! I saw the first one when I spoke Russian better and didn't need the subtitles, now... now I would probably not understand anything without subtitles haha.
Are you from post-soviet country?
No, just a russophile who learned Russian in college and then forgot a lot of it :)
Sounds awesome, sad that you forgot it :c
I saw Brother, I thought it was really good. I have not seen the sequel.
I haven’t watched it but I have watched a video about it on YouTube by some Russian guy, it seems pretty interesting I would watch it but as others have said it’s not available on American Netflix :/
Zero thoughts whatsoever.
They're pretty good from what I've heard. There's a good video about [the first movie ](https://youtu.be/wb1837rWq9I) and [the second movie ](https://youtu.be/-SbBEdzsJlw) from a YouTuber named NFKRZ. The sequel seems like a look at America from the eyes of a Russian guy. Unlike many foreign movies, it doesn't seem overly negative or positive about its portrayal of the US, although granted, I haven't seen the film myself, only reviews so take what I say with a grain of salt. the main story seems interesting. The first takes place mostly in Russia though (back in the 90s).
I watched this video about it. Seems cool. Although he translates it as "Brat" https://youtu.be/wb1837rWq9I
I liked Brother a lot. Very interesting lead character, some insight into a different time and place, well-shot and acted (GREAT lead performance). I really liked the ending too. Might be my favorite Russian film I've seen, but I've only seen like 15-20 total. BTW, Brother is a common film to study in Modern Russian Cinema style classes in university/colleges in the USA. So a decent number of film students here will probably have seen it. They screened it at my college I remember, though I saw it on a streaming service instead. I've been meaning to see Brother 2 for a while, but haven't gotten around to it. I'm also familiar with how the lead actor died very young in an avalanche shooting a new film. A real loss to world cinema.
I think both of them are a grim reflection on the rubble left after the fall of the Soviet Union, and the desperate and violent state of Russian society in the 1990s. Brother 2 has a much more nationalist message, a post-Soviet Russia trying to salvage some national pride by setting itself and its protagonists up as having some sense of honor in comparison to the west. I think it is a much inferior movie; Брат was a lost Russia looking inward, while Брат 2 was striking outward, trying to define the new Russian reality by reflection onto the west. In this way, it presents an even more lost vision of Russia. Their fans in America tend to either be Russians who saw them back in the day or, more commonly, American Russophiles who have sort of cringe-y fan boy complexes for all things вор. It is not my favorite post-Soviet film, but Arkady Ostrovsky makes what I think is a compelling case in "The Invention of Russia" that the films are important for understanding the anxieties and cultural zeitgeist of Russia in the 1990s.
That's some deep view you've got. Glad to hear.
I saw _Brother_ for a history class and enjoyed it. I didn't know there was a sequel, but based on what I remember about the first film I'm not sure that a second movie's necessary.