Brother 2 (Брат 2)

OK, everybody ready! Quiet on set.

- Roll sound. - Rolling.

- Camera. - Camera rolling.

Action!

- Action! - Can I start?

Get on with it!

No, I am not Byron, I am another

An unknown elect

As the pilgrim, driven by the world But with a Russian soul

I began early, and I will finish sooner My mind will not accomplish much...

TV-6, MOSCOW

- Where can I get a security pass? - Over there.

Thank you.

SERGEY BODROV

- Thank you. - Which way is it?

Take the main lift to the eighth floor. Ask there.

- Thank you. - You’re welcome.

That's ok.

VIKTOR SUKHORUKOV

SERGEY MAKOVETSKIY

Hello.

Good afternoon.

GARY HOUSTON

DARYA LESNIKOVA

Excuse me, where’s studio ten?

Boris, it’s ok.

- Which one? - Studio ten.

- It’s not here. - Channel 6.

It’s straight down the corridor, then right where the lifts are.

- Another right and up another floor. - Thank you.

- Say hi to Vanya Demidov. - From who?

What’s your name, handsome?

Danila.

- Who was that? - Saltykova.

- I didn’t catch the name? - Boris.

- No, hers. - Irina.

IRINA SALTYKOVA

- Where have you been?! - I got lost.

Ilya’s been down stairs three times looking for you.

Guys, we’ll be broadcasting live. Quickly, quickly, all of you.

A minute to go. Quickly. Let’s start.

Can anyone just tell me if the Chechen war vets came or not?

Vanya, everything’s fine.

KIRILL PIROGOV

Quiet in the studio. We go on air in thirty seconds.

- Well… - Did you host Music News show?

That was a long time ago.

So, Kostya Gromov, who was awarded a medal. Is that you?

You’re Danila Bagrov, and that makes you Ilya Setevoi.

Great. Could you take the sweater off?

The main thing is not to butt in.

We’re ready.

- Who’s Irina Saltykova? - What? She’s a singer, a pop star!

Good evening. You’re watching The World of People.

In 1996, in Chechnya, Sergeant Kostya Gromov was decorated for bravery.

Though at the time he didn’t know anything about it.

Today he’s finally got the decoration. We have Kostya Gromov

and two of his comrades from the war, Danila Bagrov and Ilya Setevoi.

- Good evening. - Camera 3.

- Mitya Gromov, the famous player, - Good. Go to a wide shot.

- Now in the American hockey league, - Keep them in the frame.

- Go wider. - Is Kostya’s twin brother.

So, Kostya, what was the decoration for?

It was a covert operation.

ALEXANDER DYACHENKO

...I lost my conscience. When I came around I saw the Big Guy...

Who is the Big Guy?

- He is the Big Guy. - Of course.

He was dragging both of us with his left hand.

He also had a submachine gun and a Kalashnikov over his shoulder.

I had blood streaming out of me. I was hit in the hip.

And I could see the Kalashnikov knocking against Danila’s head.

I thought, lucky he had his helmet on.

The rest of the guys were killed there.

- Look, we’ve got a photograph. - Oh, yes.

- That’s us at a rest point. - In the summer.

- Which one of you is the toughest? - Danila.

He was the quickest thinker, and he wasn’t scared of anything…

Hello? Turn on Channel 6.

Check out the boy with the thick lips…

I’ll call you back later.

RAY TOLER

Now I work in a bank as a security guard.

It’s a good and respectable one, called the Nikolaevsky Bank.

I like it there. The people are nice, they are into sports.

I’m from Kiev. I graduated from school and then went to my Dad in Tula.

I joined the army from there.

Ilya works on the Red Square now.

Yes. In the former Lenin Museum.

I’m cataloguing their archives. They’ve still got everything on cards.

I also work there as a night watchman.

That’s how I bumped into Danila. I went outside one morning

and he stood there looking at the Mausoleum.

All right.

- Who do you want to be? - I want to enter an institute.

- Which one? - A medical one.

- I want to heal people… - Really? That’s symbolic…

- You don't feel betrayed, do you? - Watch him.

What a brother you’ve got! They show him on the TV in Moscow.

And you sit here drinking vodka, you pig.

You never help your mother.

I'm going to die soon.

That's ok, ma.

You should go to your brother in Moscow.

He might be able to help you.

He’s your brother, after all.

Screw him!

BROTHER 2

For subscriber 712-515:

Irina, call me at 764-1232.

It’s Danila, you showed me the way to the Channel 6 studio.

Demidov says hi. I’ll be waiting.

- Who’s that? - Saltykova.

- Where did you get her number? - Demidov gave it to me.

Midshipman!

Bring us some more cold beers.

So, after two years Mitya played for Kiev Falcons,

he was drafted to Chicago Blackhawks.

That was so cool back then. Your brother going to America to play hockey!

But the Kiev Mafia started leaning on him.

They got in touch with their Chicago Ukrainians and leaned on him in Chicago.

They said: 'We trained you, we gave you money, so now it’s payback time.'

They’re greedy bastards.

Mitya knew that you pay once, you pay for life.

So he found some local protection. An American.

Katya, we’re talking, ok?

Anyway, the American got the idea.

He got some people to represent Mitya’s interests in the NHL.

There were loads of agents with bits of paper, all sorts of contracts.

Mitya signed everything, and the Ukrainians left him alone.

And everything was fine. He’s playing, knocking goals in, everything’s cool.

The Pittsburgh Penguins just bought him.

But the cash is all going to the American’s account.

And Mitya’s getting peanuts, some kind of percentage.

Mitya waited, hoping, and then he realized

he’s been conned. He goes back to the Ukrainians, but it’s too late.

The American is tougher than all the Ukrainians put together.

He is a new Al Capone.

He even talks to Mitya through his lawyer. And Mitya’s a star!

How much does he owe?

900 grand, American bucks.

- What about going to the law? - There’s a contract!

Mitya didn’t understand the English, the idiot.

He believed the agents. He thought the Americans would be more honest.

Guys, we want some beer.

Just wait!

And?

Now the American’s in Moscow. Mitya called me last night.

So what do we do?

I’ll talk to my boss. He’s meeting with the American tomorrow.

Listen, why don’t you talk to the American yourself.

- You speak English. - As if they’d let me talk to him!

I told you, he’s like a new Al Capone.

And what if he doesn’t give the money back?

I don’t know.

I can’t let my brother down!

We’re twins, we’re always together.

I haven’t seen him for a year and I already miss him…

Hello.

- Listen, who’s Al Capone? - No, this isn’t Danila.

- He was the worst gangster in America! - You want Danila?

It’s for you.

Yes? Oh, hi!

Girls!

No, I just wanted to meet up.

Who? Demidov gave me the number.

No, he’s not here.

What is it? Yes.

The Kotelnicheskaya Embankment? Yes, I know where it is.

Ok. See you.

Guys, where’s the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment?

You just said you knew.

Reveille! That’s what they say in your army, isn’t it?

- It’s what they used to say. - Wake up, student.

Time to get ready for your exams.

Can I make a phone call?

The boss has arrived.

Mr. Belkin, I’m Kostya Gromov, Alexei Ivanovich’s son from Tula.

Yes, I remember. What is it?

Two years ago you helped my brother. He’s now playing hockey in Chicago.

And?

Well, your partner, Mennis from Chicago, who you asked to look after Mitya,

my brother, conned him and took all his money.

Would you, please, speak to him? Because if he won’t listen to you, I’ll…

- You’ll what? - Well, I’ll speak to him.

- To who? - To Mennis.

He’s in Moscow at the moment.

Ok, Kostya, I’ll talk to him.

Yes!

- You're always watching yourself? - Are you not happy?

No, it’s fine. It’s just I like bands like Nautilus or DDT.

Then what are you sitting here?! Go. I’ve got to get ready for a shoot.

Come on, don’t get upset.

It’s just that you don’t listen to that kind of music there. It’s not real.

- Where? - At the war.

What war? We’re at peace,

there’s a different set of rules here. And this is the kind of music I sing.

Right?

You know, I really like you, and not because of that…

Boris, have you got some change for the phone?