Battalion | |
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Russian: Батальонъ | |
Directed by | Dmitry Meskhiev |
Produced by | Igor Ugolnikov |
Starring | Mariya Aronova Maria Kozhevnikova Marat Basharov |
Cinematography | Ilya Averbakh |
Music by | Yuri Poteyenko |
Production companies | Corner-Work Art Pictures Studio |
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Running time | 120 minutes[1] |
Country | Russia |
Language | Russian |
Budget | $ 10,000,000[1] |
Battalion (Russian: Батальонъ, Batal'on) is a 2015 Russian war film directed by Dmitry Meskhiev that relates the story of the First Battalion of Death, a women-only Russian combat unit that fought in the First World War. Actress Mariya 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.