Battalion (2015 film)

Battalion
Russian: Батальонъ
Directed byDmitry Meskhiev
Produced byIgor Ugolnikov
StarringMariya Aronova
Maria Kozhevnikova
Marat Basharov
CinematographyIlya Averbakh
Music byYuri Poteyenko
Production
companies
Release date
  • 20 February 2015 (2015-02-20) (Russia)[1]
Running time
120 minutes[1]
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian
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.

  1. ^ a b c "Батальонъ" (in Russian). КиноПоиск. Retrieved 27 March 2016.