Aleksei Balabanov

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.

Dir. Aleksei Balabanov · With Sergei Bodrov Jr., Viktor Sukhorukov, Yuriy Kuznetsov

Arriving in Moscow, Chechen War veteran Danila meets Konstantin, an old friend who tells him that his twin brother has been forced into signing a crooked contract with a US ice hockey team. Soon after this meeting, Danila discovers Konstantin dead and he sets out to avenge his death; a journey that leads him to Chicago and a whole new experience.

Dir. Aleksei Balabanov · With Sergei Bodrov Jr., Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksandr Dyachenko

While returning to Leningrad from a visit to his brother, Professor Artyom's car breaks down and he finds assistance at an isolated farmhouse occupied by Alexey, his wife, a Vietnamese laborer, and a stranger who wanders around the farm. When his car is repaired, Artyom leaves, drunk on moonshine, and students Valera and Angelika arrive. After Valera gets drunk, the stranger abducts Angelika.

Dir. Aleksei Balabanov · With Agniya Kuznetsova, Aleksey Poluyan, Leonid Gromov

During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.

Dir. Aleksei Balabanov · With Aleksey Chadov, Ian Kelly, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė

Sergei and Simon have to deliver a suitcase full of heroin to Mikhalych or else they will be killed. There is one minor detail: the only problem-solving technique they are familiar with is a shot in the head.

Dir. Aleksei Balabanov · With Aleksey Panin, Dmitriy Dyuzhev, Nikita Mikhalkov