The Battalion

"First. Women's. Immortal."

2015 2h 0m RU

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 51

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Synopsis

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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.

“First. Women's. Immortal.”

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Cast

Mariya Aronova
Mariya Bochkareva
Mariya Kozhevnikova
Tatishcheva
Irina Rakhmanova
Froska
Marat Basharov
Aleksandr Kerenskiy
Evgeniy Dyatlov
Tseplyaev, ofitser shtaba
Mariya Antonova
Evdokiya Kolokolchikova
Dmitriy Shevchenko
Pyotr Polovtsev
Artur Vakha
Soldat-bolshevik

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dmitry Meskhiev
Writers: Evgeny Ayzikovich, Igor Ugolnikov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dmitry Meskhiev, shot by Ilya Averbakh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yuriy Poteenko. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Aleksey Maklakov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mariya Aronova and Mariya Kozhevnikova and Irina Rakhmanova carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "First. Women's. Immortal.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4187590 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Dmitry Meskhiev directs. Ilya Averbakh behind the camera. Yuriy Poteenko scores. Aleksey Maklakov cuts. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Directed by Dmitry Meskhiev, shot by Ilya Averbakh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yuriy Poteenko. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Aleksey Maklakov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mariya Aronova and Mariya Kozhevnikova and Irina Rakhmanova carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "First. Women's. Immortal.".
7IMDB entry: tt4187590 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.