Who directed the 2017 romantic-action film set in Soviet Ukraine in the early 1930s during the Great Famine?
Bitter Harvest (2017 film) Bitter Harvest is a 2017 romantic-action drama film set in Soviet Ukraine in the early 1930s during the Holodomor Genocide starvation policy that killed millions of Ukrainians under Stalins forced collectivization of all farms and businesses owned by Ukrainians. The film was directed by George Mendeluk and the original story and script was written by Richard Bachynsky Hoover, who collaborated on the final shooting script phase with director George Mendeluk. The film stars Max Irons, Samantha Barks, Barry Pepper, Tamer Hassan and Terence Stamp. The film is produced by Ian Ihnatowycz. Stuart Baird, George Mendeluk, Chad Barager. Dennis Davidson, Peter D. Graves and William J. Immerman serve as executive producers along with Richard Bachynsky Hoover.
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.