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Good movie overall but not a particularly accurate reflection of Lyuda's life and military service.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/11/23
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Excellent film that sheds an overdue light on the true story of one of the most accomplished military snipers in history.
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02/05/23
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It's good.
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02/26/23
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Great historical film and acting by the beautiful Yuliya Peresild.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
02/09/23
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In 1941, Lyudmila Pavlichenko (Yulia Peresild) is a student who has just gotten into university; to celebrate, she goes to a shooting range with her friends including a classmate named Masha, doing exceptionally well despite never have shot before. At home, her father shows no pride in her, having desired a son who could become a soldier. In a twist of events, her perfect shooting results at the range eventually result in the military contacting her for a sharpshooting program, as Germany has just invaded the Soviet Union. Though a doctor courting her, Boris, tells her she should stay with him, she rejects what she perceives as cowardice and leaves to fight on the Eastern Front. During training, Lyudmila is shown as an excellent marksman and she becomes a sniper in the 25th Rifle Division, and eventually is partnered with a grizzled veteran named Makarov, who she falls in love with. He doesn't return her affections, however, and explains that he had lost his wife and family when the Germans invaded. She is also reunited with Masha, who is now a nurse engaged with a young pilot. During battle defending the city of Odessa, she is injured and Makarov drags her to safety to a local hospital, where Boris has volunteered as a military doctor. After awakening, Lyudmila manages to get Boris to sign her papers so that she can return to the frontlines, but finds out that Makarov has died in battle and the Soviets are retreating to Sevastopol...
"Battle for Sevastopol" is a russian war movie with an interesting focus on Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko[a] (12 July 1916 - 10 October 1974) who was a Red Army Soviet sniper during World War II, credited with 309 kills. She is regarded as one of the top military snipers of all time and the most successful female sniper in history. Yes, this is of course a film that shows Mother Russia in a more favorable point of view and forgets to tell the tale of all the atrocities Russia commited during WWII, both within and outside of Russia. The movie had obviously a big budget, but then it´s a shame that the direction and acting is a bit wobbly at times and the film suffers from an over-the-top dramatic structure. However, Yulia Peresild who plays Lyudmila is great throughout the film and she really has something extra in her aura and looks. But, with that said Lyudmila is as well a not very sympathetic person which creates a more "difficult" film to get emotionally attached to. Personally I thought the second half was better then the first half.
Trivia: Lyudmila Mikhaylovna Pavlichenko was born on July 11, 1916, in Belaya Tserkov, Vasilkovskiy uezd, Kievskaya guberniya, Russian Empire [now Bila Tserkva, Kyyivska oblast, Ukraine]. She died on October 27, 1974, at the age of 58, in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. The total of her confirmed kills during World War II was 309, including 36 enemy snipers.
In late 1942, Pavlichenko was sent to Canada and the United States for a publicity visit and became the first Soviet citizen to be received by a US President when Franklin D. Roosevelt welcomed her to the White House.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
02/21/23
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I had no idea what I was getting into. This is an excellent film about a truly remarkable woman. It is beautifully shot and the acting is first rate. I want to see more of Yulia Peresild. She is outstanding.
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02/17/23
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