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The Battalion

2015 · 120 min

A grim, earnest war drama that mixes muddy battlefield grit with a stirring underdog spirit.

Tagline
First. Women's. Immortal.
Overview
Russia, 1917, WWI. This is the story of the 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death, formed as part of an ill-conceived propaganda ploy by the Russian Provisional Government in late May of 1917.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • gender
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
Places
  • military
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
war, action, drama, history
Directed by
Dmitry Meskhiev
Written by
Igor Ugolnikov, Evgeny Ayzikovich
Starring
Mariya Aronova, Mariya Kozhevnikova, Irina Rakhmanova, Marat Basharov, Evgeniy Dyatlov, Mariya Antonova, Dmitriy Shevchenko, Artur Vakha
Music
Yuriy Poteenko
Cinematography
Ilya Averbakh
Runtime
120 min
Country
Russia
Languages
Russian

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