Russian film "Battalion" has become a triumph of the film festival in India Automatic translate

Mumbai Four awards at the international film festival, held in the Indian city of Mumbai, were won by the Russian art film "Battalion" directed by Dmitry Meskhiev. The film was awarded with awards for Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Film in General.

The film’s producer Igor Ugolnikov, having learned about the international recognition of the film, said that its creators were counting on exactly this: when shooting “The Battalion”, they tried to make its plot understandable to the whole world, to convey the idea that there was no place for women in the war. Ugolnikov also noted that such a high score by the jury of the festival in Mumbai and the victory of Maria Aronova in the nomination "Best Actress" is a sign of the greatness of the Russian school of acting.

Recall that in the military-historical film "Battalion" the heroic feat that the female "death battalion" accomplished was described. It was created in 1917 by order of the Provisional Government to raise the morale of the army. The command of the battalion is taken over by the St. George cavalier Maria Bochkareva (Maria Aronova). By their service, the soldiers of the Death Battalion set an example of pride, courage and courage of an entire army.

In addition to Aronova, Irina Rakhmanova, Marat Basharov, Maria Kozhevnikova, Yanina Malinchik starred in the film. The premiere on Russian screens took place in February this year. During this time, in addition to the awards of the Indian International Film Festival, “Battalion” was awarded the prizes of the International Film Festival in Honolulu and the All-Russian Film Festival “Vivat, Russian Cinema”.

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