The 9th Company (2005)
- Original title
- 9 рота
- Directed by
- Fyodor Bondarchuk
- Genre
- drama film, action film, war film, historical film
- Country
- Ukraine, Russia, Finland
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 312 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of young Soviet soldiers trains and then fights in the final months of the war in Afghanistan. They face brutal combat and a desperate last stand on a strategic hill.
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What happens
9th Company (Russian: 9 рота, romanized: 9 rota) is a 2005 Russian war film directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk. The film follows the experiences of a group of young soldiers during the final months of the Soviet–Afghan War. The story's climax is loosely based on a real-life battle that took place at Hill 3234 in early 1988, during Operation Magistral, the last large-scale Soviet military operation in Afghanistan. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. The film was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 79th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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