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The Penal Battalion
“Their life was worth nothing”
72%
Series
1
11
AI Analysis
The Penal Battalion (2004) — AI TV series analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Penal Battalion (2004) — a TV series tagged as Drama, War & Politics, and Action & Adventure with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Drama of the penalty parts of political prisoners, who fought on the Soviet fronts. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling across 1 season.
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Penal Battalion 72% (31 votes) — solid community ratings for this TV series.
AI verdict
The Penal Battalion is a series worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
72%
from 31 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Drama of the penalty parts of political prisoners, who fought on the Soviet fronts.
Quick facts
- Type
- Series
- Status
- Ended
- Release date
- 2004-09-20
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 11
- TMDB rating
- 7.2
- TMDB ID
- 60586
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Where can I watch The Penal Battalion (2004)?
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Is there an official trailer for The Penal Battalion?
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What is The Penal Battalion about?
Drama of the penalty parts of political prisoners, who fought on the Soviet fronts.
Is there an AI analysis for The Penal Battalion?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How many seasons of The Penal Battalion are there?
There are currently 1 seasons of The Penal Battalion documented in the community database.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Aleksey Serebryakov
Vasilii Tverdokhlebov
Yuri Stepanov
Antip "Kulak" Glymov
Aleksandr Bashirov
Stirah
- I
Iliya Kovrizhnykh
Tzukerman
Aleksei Zharkov
Lykov
Andrey Merzlikin
Bredounov
Olga Kalashnikova
Sveta
Aleksey Oshurkov
Shilkin
Timofey Tribuntsev
Choudilin
Maksim Drozd
Boulyga
Polina Kutepova
Katerina
- Y
Yuri Shibanov
Bourykin
Dmitri Nazarov
Otetz (padre) Mikhail
Roman Madyanov
Kharchenko
- M
Mikhail Yeremeyev
Rodiansky
Andrey Smolyakov
Baukin
Vasiliy Mishchenko
Svetlichniy
Viktor Suprun
Shlykov
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