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Shtrafbat

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20042004
  • 9h 10m
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Shtrafbat (2004)
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Drama of the penalty parts of political prisoners, who fought on the Soviet fronts.Drama of the penalty parts of political prisoners, who fought on the Soviet fronts.Drama of the penalty parts of political prisoners, who fought on the Soviet fronts.
IMDb RATING
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1.4K
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  • Stars
    • Aleksey Serebryakov
    • Yuriy Stepanov
    • Aleksandr Chernyavskiy
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    • Aleksey Serebryakov
    • Yuriy Stepanov
    • Aleksandr Chernyavskiy
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Aleksey Serebryakov
    Aleksey Serebryakov
    • Tverdokhlebov
    11 episodes11 eps • 2004
    Yuriy Stepanov
    • Glymov
    11 episodes11 eps • 2004
    Aleksandr Chernyavskiy
    • Kopylov - kapitan NKVD
    11 episodes11 eps • 2004
    Vladimir Priezzhev
    • Nikita Ivanovich Ryabinin (2004)
    11 episodes11 eps • 2004
    Aleksandr Bashirov
    Aleksandr Bashirov
    • Stirah
    10 episodes10 eps • 2004
    Aleksey Zharkov
    Aleksey Zharkov
    • Lykov
    10 episodes10 eps • 2004
    Roman Madyanov
    Roman Madyanov
    • Kharchenko
    8 episodes8 eps • 2004
    Ilya Kovrizhnykh
    • Tsukerman
    8 episodes8 eps • 2004
    Viktor Suprun
    • Shlykov
    8 episodes8 eps • 2004
    Aleksandr Tsurkan8 episodes8 eps • 2004
    Vladimir Vishnevskiy
    Vladimir Vishnevskiy8 episodes8 eps • 2004
    Vladimir Toptsov
    Vladimir Toptsov
    • Telyatnikov
    7 episodes7 eps • 2004
    Andrey Shibarshin7 episodes7 eps • 2004
    Rodion Voronin6 episodes6 eps • 2004
    Dmitriy Nazarov
    Dmitriy Nazarov
    • Father Mikhail
    5 episodes5 eps • 2004
    Aleksey Oshurkov
    Aleksey Oshurkov
    • Shilkin
    5 episodes5 eps • 2004
    Maxim Drozd
    Maxim Drozd
    • Bulyga
    5 episodes5 eps • 2004
    Andrey Smolyakov
    Andrey Smolyakov
    • Baukin
    4 episodes4 eps • 2004
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    9/10
    Gritty tale of a Soviet 'penal battalion' in World War II
    With the war not going well for the Soviet Union, Stalin accepted volunteers from the prisons and used the prisoners as shock troops. This is the story of one such battalion. There are petty crooks, political prisoners, soldiers kicked out of other units, gray-haired veterans of the White Army plus some dangerous criminals.

    They are thrown into battle ill-equipped, untrained and face the threat of the NKVD if they show signs of cowardice or failure.

    The special effects are rudimentary and many of the minor characters are one-dimensional, but the overall story is very human and riveting.

    I have not seen a version with subtitles or dubbing. Viewing the show required liberal use of the pause button and explanations from a native speaker of Russian.
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    • Dec 7, 2006

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2004 (Russia)
    • Country of origin
      • Russia
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • The Penal Battalion
    • Production companies
      • Etalon Film
      • MakDos
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      9 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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