This week, we discuss two films which delve into the Soviet/Russian psyche.

The first is Brother (1997), a neo-noir crime drama which follows a young Russian veteran navigating the criminal underworld of post-Soviet Saint Petersburg, where his code of honor and survival instincts are tested amid violence and betrayal.

The second is Come and See (1985), a harrowing journey through the horrors of World War II, as a Belarusian boy witnesses the unimaginable brutality of the Nazi invasion, leaving him forever changed.

Timestamps

What we’ve been watching (00:01:00) – Zero Day, The Halfway House, Cardinal season one, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, The Fog

Brother (00:22:40)

Come and See (00:52:45)

Coin toss (01:22:05)

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