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Mark Bullen, author, former police officer, and expert on Russian organised crime joins Ally Pitts to discuss iconic '90s neo-noir crime drama Brother.\nIt stars Sergei Bodrov Jr, Viktor Sukhorukov,\xa0Svetlana Pismichenko,\xa0Yury Kuznetsov, and\xa0Sergei Murzin.\nCONTENT WARNING: In the film, it is implied that a male character rapes a female character off-screen.SPOILERS from about 32 minutes in until the end.\nMark's book\xa0Thief in Law, which is a guide to the tattoos and culture of\xa0Russian-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\nSupport the show/fund Ally's caffeine habit at:\xa0ko-fi.com/russophilesunite\nThe show's intro music is\xa0Cold\xa0by Sasha Ilyukevich and the Highly Skilled Migrants.\nYou can find more of their music at:\xa0https://thehighlyskilledmigrants.bandcamp.com/\xa0or on\xa0Spotify.\nIf you'd like to get in touch and tell us what you thought of the film and/or the podcast episode, it would be great to hear from you! Here are some ways you can do that:\nTwitter:\xa0@RussophilesU\nEmail:\xa0russophilesunite@gmail.com\nFacebook:\xa0www.facebook.com/groups/russophilesunite\nInstagram:\xa0www.instagram.com/russophiles_unite/\nLetterboxd:\xa0https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/\nFind Ally's other podcast appearances at:\xa0https://www.podchaser.com/creators/alistair-pitts-107ZzmUqmI