It was a sin for the actress to complain about her personal life.
Alexey Balabanov carefully chose the performers even of minor roles in the cult “Brother”. For example, the director found that same party girl Kat among thousands of students of theater universities in the Lenfilm file cabinet. He invited the artist to film, despite the special situation in which she was.
The film about the bandit and “Russian superhero” Danil Bagrov was released in 1997. At that time, Maria Zhukova, who played the wild young lady, was only 24 years old. This turned out to be her first notable role, which was also awarded by the Kinotavr.
When Balabanov contacted Zhukova, she was studying at the institute and planning a wedding. In addition, the girl was expecting a child. She was not afraid of difficulties on site and immediately agreed to the job. During the filming, the belly was not visible under the large leather jacket.
Unfortunately, the actress’s further career was not so brilliant. She went into production and organized events, writes “Home Cinema”.
