8.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Brother (1997)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.5
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's dominant themes of individual responsibility, vigilante justice in a chaotic post-Soviet landscape, and a strong, often xenophobic, sense of national identity align more with conservative values.
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly ethnically Russian ensemble, consistent with its setting and cultural context. The narrative does not critique traditional identities, instead focusing on themes of national identity and justice through its white male protagonist.
Secondary
The film 'Brother' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is centered on the protagonist's experiences in post-Soviet Russia, his involvement with the criminal underworld, and his interactions with heterosexual women, offering no depiction of queer identity or experiences.
The film 'Brother' (1997) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative primarily focuses on a demobilized soldier's involvement in the criminal underworld of St. Petersburg, exploring themes of violence and post-Soviet society.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Brother" (1997) is an original work with no pre-existing source material, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently altered. All characters are original to this film.
The film "Brother" (1997) is an original work with characters created specifically for this movie. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installments from which a character's race could have been established and subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.6
Critic Ratings
10.0
N/A
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