Brother 2

Brother 2 Брат 2
Russian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Aleksei Balabanov
Produced by	Sergei Selyanov
Written by	Aleksei Balabanov
Starring	Sergei Bodrov, Jr. Viktor Sukhorukov Sergei Makovetsky
Distributed by	STW Film Co.
Release date	2000
Running time	123 min.
Country	Russia  United States
Language	Russian, English, Ukrainian
Budget	$1.5 million
Box office	$1 million

Brother 2 (Russian: Брат 2, translit. Brat 2) is a 2000 Russian crime film. It is a sequel to the 1997 film Brother, taking place about a year after the first film. It was released internationally as "The Brother 2", "Brother II" in Australia, and "On the Way Home" in Canada.

The film opens with Danila Bagrov (Sergei Bodrov Jr.) appearing on a television show with his two friends from the army. It is immediately known, that unlike the prequel's subplot, where Danila was an HQ clerk, he was is in fact a combat veteran from the First Chechen war (which immediately explains his non-amateur performance and skill in the first film). All three comrades now live in Moscow, where Ilya (Kirill Pirogov) is a professional programmer who works for the State Historical Museum on Red Square whilst Konstantin (Kostya) Gromov (Alexander Dyachenko) works in the security department for the Nikolayevsky Bank. Danila himself reveals his ambition to enrol in medicine at the university.

After the program, the friends retire to an exclusive public bathhouse (the Sanduny) where Kostya reveals to his friends that his twin brother Dmitry is an ice hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks and is being extorted by an American 'entrepreneur' Richard Mennis . According to Konstantin, his brother once played for his home club, the Kyiv Falcons before he was invited to play in the NHL and immigrated to the United States to play for the Chicago Black Hawks. Later he was signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins and from that moment he started to have trouble and difficulties with the Ukrainian mafia, who have been threatening and pressuring him. Dmitry (also portrayed by Alexander Dyachenko) was desperate and addressed the local Chicago kingpin businessman Mennis (Gary Houston) for help and protection. Mennis took Dmitry under contract and granted him protection, but left Dmitry as an indentured servant, as all the proceeds are pocketed by Mennis. At the end Konstantin says that Mennis has come to Moscow meeting his employer, the owner of Nikolayevsky bank Valentin Belkin (Sergey Makovetsky) to discuss a business proposal.