For fans of “Brother” and “Brother-2”: important facts about the films that you may not know

“Brother” and “Brother-2” are cult films about the 90s. The action of the first movie takes place in St. It is set in St. Petersburg, but “Brother 2” was shot in America. We love these movies and seem to remember them by heart. If you are a “Brother” fan like us, this material is for you! We’ve put together the most important facts you might not know about the movie.

Danila Bagrov’s brother Tatarin was played by Viktor Sukhorukov. However, few people know that the director of the film insisted that the actor be voiced by another person. By the way, Balabanov often did this because he believed that dubbing was the second take of a film.

The costume designer brought Danila Bagrov’s famous sweater to St. Bought it at a St. Petersburg second-hand store for 35 rubles.

The role of the bandit Krugly in the first “Brother” was played by Sergei Murzin. They say true crime bosses liked the actor’s performance so much that they gave him a new car, believing that he should not be driving a “five”.

Svetlana Pismichenko learned to drive a tram especially for the role, and one day she almost ran over her make-up artist.

Vyacheslav Butusov (the leader of the same group “Nautilus Pompilius”, which Danila Bagrov really liked) provided his songs for the film completely free of charge. In return, Balabanov promised to shoot him a video.

Do you remember the scene where Danila and Sveta go to the Nautilus concert? The film was shot at the concert of the group “Chizh and Co” in the eponymous Palace of Culture. Gorbunov is in Moscow. And Vyacheslav Butusov was later filmed separately.

The budget for the first movie was under $100,000, so we had to save on everything. Here’s an example: That same year, the movie “Anna Karenina” starring Sophie Marceau opened in St. It was shot in St. Petersburg. After the shooting was over, a friend of mine called the “Brother” cameraman and said that strangers had left a box full of new film. “Brother” was filmed on him.

The leader of the DDT group was initially supposed to participate in the film and even provide the soundtrack, but after reading the script, he refused. As a result, only the posters in the rock club remained from the DDT band.

According to American law, it is forbidden to film real police officers and money in films (special banknotes are usually made for all films). However, our film crew agreed with the Mexican police and agreed to act in the movie.

Some scenes in the film were shot in actual ghetto neighborhoods that many Americans were afraid to enter. However, the Russian film crew was well received by the local population and even agreed to film.

Initially, Danila Bagrov in the movie “Brother-2” was supposed to come to the program “Vzglyad” and talk with Alexander Lyubimov, but at the last moment he refused. Because of this incident, Balabanov wanted to abandon the continuation of the film altogether. But in the end, the scene was shot in Ostankino, in the studio of the program “In the World of People”.

Sergei Bodrov’s real wife, Svetlana, also starred on the same stage, later worked in Ostankino.

The apartment of Irina Saltykova, which we saw in the movie, is the real apartment of the singer. Balabanov always tried to make everything come true, so he often shot films in the apartments of his friends and acquaintances.