9th Company vs The Battleship Island
The Battleship Island has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.7/10 for 9th Company). The Battleship Island is the shorter watch at 2h 12m compared with 2h 19m. 9th Company is the older of the two (2005 against 2017). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| 9th Company | The Battleship Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History, War | Action, Drama, History, War |
| Country | Finland | – |
| Director | Fyodor Bondarchuk | Ryoo Seung-wan |
| Main cast | Soslan Fidarov, Aleksey Chadov, Artur Smolyaninov, Konstantin Kryukov, Ivan Kokorin | Song Joong-ki, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Kyung-young, So Ji-sub, Hwang Jung-min |
Synopsis
9th Company
Russian army recruits complete training and take their posting in late 1980s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand.
The Battleship Island
During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.
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