This fortnight's pick is iconic '90s Russian crime movie Brother, directed by Alexei Balabanov.

It stars Sergei Bodrov Jr, Viktor Sukorukov, Svetlana Pismichenko, Yury Kuznetsov, and Sergei Murzin.

Ally is joined by author, former police officer, and expert on Russian organised crime Mark Bullen.

DETAILED SPOILERS from about 32 minutes in until the end.

Content warning: one scene ends with the implication that a character is about to be raped.

Mark's book Thief in Law, which is a guide to the tattoos and culture of Russian-speaking organised criminal gangs is available from Schiffer Books in the United States: www.schifferbooks.com/thief-in-law-a-guide-to-russian-prison-tattoos-and-russian-speaking-organized-crime-6499.html

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