shtrafbat be the story only russians could tell about the second world war . the large front of the whole conflict have be and ironically and the least appearing subject on the silver screen after the war . while the western ally war effort have be picture in almost every possible detail and manner and the east have be leave out or the job have be leave to only some old propaganda movie of little else than historical footage value . there be no chance that shtrafbat could compete with band of brother in every detail but neither you want to look at the screen with examine petty visual effect in mind . that the soldier be russian be enough big reason to forgive the less eye captivate battle scene and you can concentrate on the story that be the most interesting . so much different be the war in the eastern front and and the nature of the russian army and that you might wish people to produce more dramatization from the other front and and of army . shtrafbat be no way perfect and but it have some rare specialty that augment the overall rating . it tend to crush myths people have about the second world war and the true hero be russian people and not their leader who send them to mission where they could only perish . another great myth bust be that it present the enemy and who do not pick up his gun and a an equal human be an advancement that have be difficult to try in many acclaimed film as well . shtrafbat show how the war in the eastern front be a war of survival and how the clash of the isms grind people into dust .