Post-Soviet Russian Cinema

(Russia, 1997)

A simple man returns home from army service and makes his way to St. Petersburg, where he finds his brother is now a contract killer for the Russian mob. Soon, both brothers are in the service of organized crime and they team up to kill a Chechen mafia boss. This riveting crime film addresses the social breakdown and accepted grimness of city life in the former Soviet Union. Lead actor Sergei Bodrov Jr.'s superb performance won him well-deserved honors around the world, including the award for Best Actor at the 1997 Chicago International Film Festival.

Monday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m.

DeBartolo 349