Who directed a 2001 war film that includes a character based on Tania Chernova?
Tania Chernova Tania Chernova was a Russian-American who claimed in interviews to have been a trained sniper for the Soviet forces during the Battle of Stalingrad. However, the historian Antony Beevor has questioned the veracity of her claims and described her as a "fantasist". A character, played by Rachel Weisz, based on Chernova, appeared in the film "Enemy at the Gates".
Battalion (2015 film) Battalion (Russian: Батальонъ , "Batal'on"") is a 2015 Russian war film directed by Dmitriy Meshiev that relates the story of the First Battalion of Death, a women-only Russian combat unit that fought in the First World War. Actress Maria 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.