In Balabanov's powerful follow-up his uncompromising Brother, Chechen veteran Danila (Sergei Bodrov Jr, East-West) arrives in Moscow.
Here, he meets an old army buddy, Konstantin, who tells him how his twin brother, Dimitry, has been forced into signing a crooked contract with a U.S. ice hockey team by the manager and his Russian partners. Soon after, Danila sets out a trail that leads him to Chicago and a whole new world...
A powerful examination of the values and ethics of the U.S. and Soviet criminal fraternities, Brother 2 is an exhilarating, non-stop ride straight to the rotten heart of the black economy of both countries.