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Directed by Dmitriy Meshiev Running time 120 minutes Director Dmitriy Meshiev | 6.5/10 IMDb Produced by Igor Igolnikov Country Russia Initial release 20 February 2015 (Russia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 20 February 2015 (2015-02-20) (Russia) Nominations Golden Eagle Award for Best Leading Actress Awards Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actress Screenplay Dmitriy Meshiev, Igor Ugolnikov, Yevgeny Ayzikovich, Ilya Avramenko Cast Maria Kozhevnikova, Mariya Aronova, Marat Basharov, Valeriya Shkirando, Evgeniy Dyatlov Similar Combat movies, World War I movies, War movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Battalion (Russian: Батальонъ, Batal'on") is a 2015 Russian war film directed by Dmitriy Meshiev that relates the story of the First Battalion of Death, a women-only Russian combat unit that fought in the First World War. Actress Maria Aronova plays the role of real-life heroine Maria Bochkareva. Battalion was the biggest winner at the 2015 Golden Eagle Awards, winning four awards out of nine nominations.
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A longer version of the film, split into 4 episodes, was shown on television in March 2016.
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Plot
In the Spring of 1917, following the February Revolution, Russian troops fighting in the First World War are heavily demoralised. Military commanders decide to create a battalion of enthusiastic women volunteers, led by Maria Bochkareva. After basic military training, the women are sent to the front.
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Release
Battalion led the number of nominations at the 2015 Golden Eagle Awards. It lost Best Motion Picture to Anna Melikian's Pro Lyubov, but nevertheless won 4 awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Mariya Kozhevnikova, Best Music Score, Best Editing and Best Sound Editing.
In March 2016, a longer version of the film, split into 4 episodes, was broadcast on Russian television.
