Filming of "Brother" took place entirely in Russia - St. Petersburg and Len. district. Since historical buildings were required for the film, all the scenes were filmed either in the city center, or on Vasilyevsky Island or Petrogradsky Island. They are very close to each other so you can arrange a walk along them.
Locations
Music video shooting
Scene where are shooting a video for the song "Wings" by Nautilus Pompilius. Danila Bagrov goes by in a military jacket and decides to look a little at his favorite rock group. This did not like the guard of the set and a scuffle begins.
Scene was shot at the round (Pugachskaya Tower) gate tower of the Korela fortress, which is located in the town of Priozersk. By the way, the band's original music video was not filmed there, all the shooting took place in an abandoned house.
Timing: 00:00:53 Real
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Records store
St. Petersburg Rock Island Music Store
Scene where Danila comes to the store to buy Agatha Christie and Nautilus records, but not everything he wants to buy is in stock. So the girl behind the cash register recommends him something to his taste. On the way out of the store he meets Kat.
Scene was shot near the working iconic place of the Rock Island store. Interestingly, the store is still open, anyone can visit it and also try the luck in buying the new Nautilus album. The store has been operating since 1992 and is the oldest music store in St. Petersburg.
Timing: 00:09:49 Real
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Graveyard homeless shelter
St. Petersburg Smolensk Lutheran cemetery
Scene where The German, in gratitude for his rescue from the racketeering bandits, brings Danila Bagrov to the cemetery to his hideout. They sit down together in a large metal gazebo where several men are already sitting, and then they warm themselves by the fire and drink vodka.
Scene was shot at the Smolensk Lutheran cemetery, in the family crypt of Major General Alexander Alexandrovich von Beckmann, inside this gazebo there are several graves with almost worn tombstones. The gazebo is in a bad state, so you should not delay visiting it. The filming brought fame to the place and several volunteers even raised money for restoration, but it has never started. How to find the gazebo from "Brother"? You can reach the place using the exact link below, or just after entering the cemetery, go along the right path and look for the section number 38, there is a sign there.
Timing: 00:00:00 Real
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Spontaneous market
St. Petersburg Vasileostrovsky market
Scene where Danila sits on the steps outside the market building. At that moment, a bandit passes by, kicks his bag and starts demanding money from the people selling. Danila decides to stand up for himself and knocks the bandit out.
Scene was shot near Vasileostrovsky market (former Andreevsky market), on the corner of the 6th line and Bugsky lane. Now it is difficult to recognize the location, since the market building was completely reinnovated, and at the entrance to the basement where stood the German, there was made a porch to the store.
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