Russians at War
4.6
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.
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Anastasia Trofimova Director · Roland Schlimme Writer
United States release August 12, 2025 · Produced in Canada, France · Languages English, Russian, Ukrainian
Production
Raja Pictures
Production
Films à Cinq
Production
Canada · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian · Ukrainian
Release dates
Italy · September 5, 2024
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · August 12, 2025
Digital · www.russiansatwar.com
United States
December 8, 2025 · Digital · Amazon Prime
Australia
February 10, 2025 · Premiere · Antenna Documentary Film Festival
August 15, 2025 · Digital · www.russiansatwar.com
Brazil
October 17, 2024 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Canada
September 13, 2024 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
August 12, 2025 · Digital · www.russiansatwar.com
Chile
November 16, 2024 · Premiere · FIDOCS
France
August 12, 2025 · Digital · www.russiansatwar.com
Hungary
January 27, 2025 · Premiere · Budapest International Documentary Film Festival
Italy
August 12, 2025 · Digital · www.russiansatwar.com
Netherlands
May 26, 2025 · Premiere · Fireside Peace Chats (Leiden University)
August 12, 2025 · Digital · www.russiansatwar.com
Norway
May 15, 2025 · Premiere · Oslo Dokumentarkino
August 12, 2025 · Digital · www.russiansatwar.com
Serbia
April 12, 2025 · Premiere · MTS Dvorana
South Korea
August 28, 2025 · TV · EBS International Documentary Festival
August 29, 2025 · Premiere · EBS International Documentary Festival
Switzerland
October 7, 2024 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
August 12, 2025 · Digital · www.russiansatwar.com
United Kingdom
August 12, 2025 · Digital · www.russiansatwar.com
December 8, 2025 · Digital · Amazon Prime
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