Brother
1997 · 96 min · Director: Aleksey Balabanov, Aleksei Balabanov
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Newly discharged from the army, Danila goes to his older brother - a gangster and a killer - to start a new life in St. Petersburg where he's soon situated in the criminal world and asked to kill someone. There his new life starts. He meets new people, including a girl, and becomes a big fan of the rock band "Nautilus Pompillius," but now he is a killer, and realizing killing is easier for him than living makes him understand he is going the wrong way.
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Brother (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Excitement 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Tension30%
- Excitement25%
- Anger20%
- Empathy15%
- Sadness10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Excitement, Anger. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Excitement and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Empathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Melancholy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 43 % | 42 % | 30 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 45 % | 41 % | 34 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 45 % | 41 % | 34 % | 20 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 50 % | 49 % | 38 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 50 % | 49 % | 36 % | 13 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Tension | 46 % | 44 % | 32 % | 15 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 53 % | 49 % | 38 % | 25 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Empathy | 54 % | 44 % | 34 % | 41 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Empathy | 46 % | 33 % | 26 % | 43 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 44 % | 36 % | 25 % | 26 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 48 % | 45 % | 31 % | 15 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Disturbing | 55 % | 53 % | 45 % | 16 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 70 % | 69 % | 60 % | 26 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 75 % | 71 % | 64 % | 34 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Relief | 70 % | 61 % | 64 % | 42 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 69 % | 66 % | 45 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 78 % | 75 % | 57 % | 38 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 70 % | 56 % | 43 % | 41 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Melancholy | 55 % | 24 % | 21 % | 39 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Melancholy | 42 % | 7 % | 5 % | 27 % |
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Kat
"Krugli"
Zinka
Policeman
Stepan
Pavel Evgrafovich
Svetlana's Neighbor
Double-Barrel Gun Owner
Market Bandit
Nervous Bandit
Trucker
Caucasian Guy in Trolley
Bandit
Mother
Viktor Bagrov (Voice) / Mole"
Details
- Directed by
- Aleksey Balabanov, Aleksei Balabanov
- Written by
- Aleksey Balabanov, Aleksei Balabanov
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- Russia
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
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