Anastasia Trofimova, a Russian-Canadian filmmaker, gains unprecedented access to follow a Russian Army battalion in Ukraine. Without any official clearance or permits, she earns the trust of foot soldiers and embeds herself over the span of a year with one battalion as it makes its way across Eastern Ukraine. What she discovers is far from the propaganda and labels pushed by the East or West: an army in disarray, soldiers disillusioned and often struggling to understand what they are fighting for.
Direction
Trofimova's unprecedented access without official clearance is documentary gold.
Writing
Soldiers' own words dismantle both Russian and Western narratives.
Director
Anastasia Trofimova
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Trofimova's film was banned in Russia and denounced by Ukrainian officials, effectively orphaning it from all sides.
The soldiers' confusion about their mission mirrors the broader Russian military's strategic incoherence documented in 2022-2023.
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