Cover of Brigada: Season 2 DVD
Brigada: Season 2 (episode 10) begins several months after Season 1, during the mid-1990s. Egged on by his new "business partner" the former MVD Detective Vladimir Yevgenivich (Andrei Panin), Sasha Belov is making a killing selling weapons to both sides in the First Chechen War. One morning Belov wakes up to a radio news story about teenage Russian conscripts getting slaughtered in Grozny with his wares.
Meanwhile, Cosmos (Dimitri Dyuzhev), tormented by guilt over the Brigade’s blood money, has developed a nasty cocaine habit to kill the pain. One day, while Cosmos is driving around Moscow high on cocaine, a black cat crosses the path of his Mercedes sedan, and he wrecks his car. When Belov comes to visit Cosmos after he is released from the hospital, Cosmos reveals that he was the man who shot the Detective’s cousin dead in 1989, triggering the four “brothers” life of crime. Cosmos also tells Belov that he doesn’t trust Pychela (Pavel Maikov) anymore, because “he would sell his mother to a whorehouse just to make a buck.”
Opening of Brigada: Episode 10. This was the beginning of Season 2 on the DVD set with English subtitles available in the U.S. via Netflix. Unfortunately, someone must have hung on to Netflix' only copy, because it is listed as no longer available
Shortly before Vladimir Yevgenivich heads south to Chechnya with $11 million worth of weapons, Belov confronts his business partner in the lobby of a Moscow casino, demanding to know why Vladimir framed him for the murder of his cousin. Vladimir admits that he knew all along that Belov wasn't the killer, but that he framed Sasha anyway because he resented him and his buddies for getting rich quick while public servants like him were left with nothing after 1991. Belov responds to this confession by smashing a champagne bottle over Vladimir’s head. This raw display of aggression disturbs the casino's security staff, who politely escort Belov out the door. However, Belov's fury catches the eye of a beautiful blonde actress, who eagerly becomes his mistress.
The bloodied Detective swears vengeance, but decides to wait until he gets back from Chechnya to kill Belov. This proves a near-fatal mistake, as Belov double crosses his business partner and arranges for the arms shipment to be intercepted by Spetsnaz commandos before it can reach the Chechen fighters. Vladimir escapes the devastating ambush, but is badly wounded, and ends up being hauled off to a field hospital by Russian troops.
VBIED in Moscow - Phil, Cosmos and Sasha are nearly killed by a car bomb
Back in Moscow, Belov has sent his wife Olya (Yekaterina Guseva) and their son Vanya off to his new house in Miami for her safety. When Pychela (Bumblebee) proposes a major oil and gas deal in the Caspian Sea, Belov again hesitates, wondering if it is too much of a stretch. As the bratvas drive away from a meeting with their new business partners, a remote controlled bomb goes off in Sasha’s Mercedes. Belov and Cosmos escape the blast unhurt, but Phil (Vladimir Vdovichenkov) bails out of the car too late. Doctors manage to save Phil’s life, but the former boxer is left in a coma.
Since Pychela was going against Sasha on a business deal and was absent during the attack, Cosmos and Sasha suspect that their “brother” may have betrayed them. However, a surveillance videotape reveals the truth – the bomb was planted by the jealous ex-boyfriend of Sasha’s mistress. Confronted about his philandering and the fact that Phil literally nearly died for his sins, Belov repents to Olya and the “brothers”. Olya walks out on Sasha and takes their son to stay at her mother's house in the Moscow suburbs.
One day in 1999, Belov meets the cop from his old neighborhood who tried to arrest him a decade earlier. The two get happily drunk together, and have a few laughs about the “Wanted” posters printed up with Belov’s picture on them back in the perestroika days. Unfortunately, Belov is shaken from his reverie when he discovers that the Detective is alive and well, after he was left for dead in Chechnya. Like Belov, Vladimir Yevgenivich has converted his ill-gotten gains into legitimate real estate and construction businesses in Moscow, and he is hellbent on revenge.
Kompromat: The PR war between Vladimir Yevgenivich and Sasha Belov begins – complete with questions from paid off journalists and Artur Lapshin showing up to testify about how Belov extorted him out of his aluminum business in 1992. Belov responds to this black PR campaign by putting up cheerful billboards advertising his legitimate real estate developments – and seeking the legal immunity of a seat in the Russian Parliament (Duma).
Thus begins the final chapter in the saga, and the events leading up to the final showdown between the mortal enemies. For foreigners watching Brigada, this part reveals how many Russians today look back on the wild, wild Nineties. For Russians, it is a trip down memory lane to an era when gangsters really could convert their illicit wealth into legal immunity by buying seats in parliament. For their part, film critics will recognize many themes in the final episodes of Brigada taken straight from The Godfather trilogy, including a shocking betrayal and those closest to the heroic protagonist dying for his sins.
Comments
I want to kill all from Brigade. (incl. director, producer etc.)
Posted by: Pietari | February 14, 2007 7:43 AM
A certain commenter complained that I was censoring him because I hesitated to publish some comments he made saying, "This executive or that executive should be killed, they're all crooks". Could people keep the death threats to a minimum please? Just a request to a handful of commenters, you know who you are.
But seriously Pietari, I thought the show got much better once Belov made the transition from small time bratva to real oligarch. That's when it got interesting, all the soap opera stuff aside.
Posted by: Charles Ganske | February 14, 2007 8:17 PM
I love this movie and wish to see number 2
Posted by: lev | February 20, 2007 11:06 PM
need all video
Posted by: jeniok | March 17, 2007 3:50 PM
My name is Sveta Bachayeva
I loved your movie and I wish to see movie2
Posted by: Sveta Bachayeva | April 22, 2007 6:49 PM
I loved the brigada series and if there will be a second one i will definately watch it. Sasha Belov is sexy!!
Posted by: Karolina | May 21, 2007 1:27 PM
I like so much Brigada!!! I want kiss Kosmos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: vinavika | May 25, 2007 11:18 AM
cho brigada 2 vishla shole
Posted by: misha | June 1, 2007 2:39 PM
It won't have Brigada 2.Why you don't read the books Belov was killed.The film is good but this is the end.
Posted by: me | June 16, 2007 12:41 AM
Can someone please tell me if there will be part 2 of Brigada? I watched 15 serieses, it was the best movie. I hear some say there wont be any continuation and others say there will be a part two, does anybody know for sure? Please let me know...
Posted by: Aleksandr | June 20, 2007 6:25 PM
brigadaaaaaaaaaaam loveeeee it ma favourite movie!!!!!a 4e brigada 2 razve vishla???
Posted by: Anonymous | August 9, 2007 2:32 PM
The second series of Brigada will be out soon. However, this will not be the continuing or the development of Sasha Belov's life, it will just be the detailed filming of personal lifes of pchela, kosmos and fil. Because on the first series, we only saw the personal life of Belov, in the second series the highlight is on his friends.
Posted by: d1m4n | October 16, 2007 6:39 AM
klasniy film, kogda vtoroy budet?
Posted by: vasya | October 31, 2007 2:57 PM
Hello from Bulgaria , I just want to know when Brigada 2 will be show on the small screen , the first part was great and I want to watch the second.When we expect the second part , did everyone know ?
Posted by: Chiba | November 6, 2007 2:49 AM
my name is snizana ia from russian i relly loved brigada fillm and up to naw i do. i relly like the 4 brothers. i am waiting to see film 2. bilov is so sex and baf xxxxxxxxx
Posted by: snizana | November 7, 2007 6:12 AM
My name is Sasho, and I would like to ask you if the movie is going to continue with season 2, because this movie it really deserved it to be continued,it is one of the best incredible movies I have ever watched and really shows the reallity about the mafia. Spasiba.
Posted by: Stanislav | November 8, 2007 6:32 AM
I have had the great opportunity to watch this tv series in italian language. Very interesting but i don't know if this tv series reflects the reality in the modern russia. Farah looks like a very italian gangster.
Posted by: stephan | November 23, 2007 3:21 PM
I'll be back...:)
Posted by: Sacha Belov | December 5, 2007 6:08 AM
I follow in to Kosmos (Dimitri Dyuzhew). I would like to meet him, but I do not know HOW. "Brigada" is the best serie, which I saw in my life.
I am so happy when I see Dimitri.
Posted by: Marija Gvozdenovic | December 6, 2007 11:48 PM
First of all i want to say hi to BRIGADA, and hope to say hi to BRIGADA 2.
thank u very much to director of Brigada, when i was this IT changed my life, i dont know how.
i heard that BRIGADA 2 is comming soon. and i am very happy , i cant wait to watch it , sasha bratishka u r the best actor i have ever seen in my life i really like the way u act and also kosmus, pchale and Fill. i look forward to see u one day , i wish. i lived in tajikistan for 10 years and now i am in Canada i watch Brigada every day and i start thinking. i dont know if u are reading this SASHA but ..... ok i want to thank the director agian and hope to see you. if u read this please send a message that u read . Spasiba
Posted by: Khusraw | December 24, 2007 10:40 PM
i like this movi
i want to watch the 2 brigada
Posted by: olga | December 30, 2007 9:14 PM
mne ocen nravitlsya film briqada
Posted by: Kerim | January 29, 2008 6:02 AM
my name is Irina..Best movie..I have ever seen in my life.Sasha you are the best. U S A.
Posted by: irina | February 7, 2008 7:00 PM
Samii lu4shii film,kotorii ja kogda libo videla.
Posted by: Liana | February 21, 2008 12:14 PM
I'm from Armenia.I love Brigada very much.In Armenia people love Brigada too. I wont to see brgada2 very very much,
Posted by: Nelli | March 1, 2008 7:41 AM
wen com brigada 2
Posted by: Anonymous | June 19, 2008 4:41 AM
I love to watch Brigada, if you can help where can i find links for Brigada season 2 i"ll be very glad with your help!!! You can answer me to caslav789@hotmail.com. TNX by the way
Posted by: Vladimir | June 19, 2008 5:58 AM
simply,THE BEST
Posted by: adrian | June 26, 2008 10:46 AM
EtoT Film ocen klassnij i pravilnij za zizn ! Realnaja tema!Kogda u kogo budet vtoraja cast dajte znat budu blagodaren!S uuvazenijem Kaban!
Posted by: oleg | July 9, 2008 12:15 PM
can someone tell me when brigada2 is out, please?????????????????????
Posted by: Suzanna | August 4, 2008 3:37 PM