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Post-communist Russia's highest grossing film to date, 9TH COMPANY is a stirring and extremely timely modern day war movie on a par with Hollywood blockbusters 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'Platoon'. Based on real events, the film follows the ill-fated fortunes of a small group of young Russian soldiers, from the trials of boot camp .. Read more

Starring	Fyodor Bondarchuk, Aleksei Chadov, Mikhail Evlanov, Ivan Kokorin
Director	Fyodor Bondarchuk
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama, World Cinema

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- A massive hit at the Russian box office, this purports to be a gritty portrait of the Soviet frontline during the last... read more on Time Out
- 49962
- - Trevor Johnston
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
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  9th Company
  
  A good russian movie, modern day war movie on a par with 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'Platoon'. The Film is based on a true story, and follows a ... read more »
  
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  - 13 Jun 2007 at 13:22
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  war film fix
  
  Not bad for a war film fix, fairly predictable but good action scenes. Worth a look but would not watch again.
  
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- - captainfly
  - 2 reviews
  - 17 May 2012 at 16:48
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  Fight on
  
  As an ex british service man I can see that whatever the uniform the feeling of oneness with your mates comes not from the flag you are buird with but the blood... read more »
  
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  - 05 Mar 2012 at 15:22
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  FMJ Russian Style
  
  A bit of - Full Metal Jacket - Russian style. It's based on a true story with a great ending. For a change not all the hero's make it in the end. A must... read more »
  
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- - Zimdog
  - 1 review
  - 25 Feb 2012 at 20:37
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  Don't Bother
  
  Hilariously bad acting, especially the sergeant, and predictable story line. 'Based on a true story' as in recruits from various walks of life combine ... read more »
  
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- - Mac100
  - 2 reviews
  - 16 Jan 2012 at 17:47
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  Blood Red Poppies
  
  Fyodor Bondarchuk et all deliver the lethal taste of political realism as we are embedded with the troopers through training and into Afghanistan. Beautifully ... read more »
  
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- 1080901
- - Solidarity
  - 36 reviews
  - London
  - 11 Jan 2012 at 22:48
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  Different perspective, same old formula.
  
  Not a bad film but lacks any real depth. Interesting to see a film from the Soviets point of view and on a topic which isnt commented upon too much.
  
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- - a customer
  - 21 Dec 2011 at 17:23
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  This film is really bad ! Why do so many people like it?
  
  The film started ok, but once we came to the fight scenes, it was truely awful, I couldn't watch. An insult to the training of russian infantry, they are ... read more »
  
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- - Izzysure
  - 18 reviews
  - 28 Nov 2011 at 17:42
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  If you like a good war film this is one for you.
  
  If you like a good war film this is one for you. not the best but still worth a watch.
  
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- - DxxS
  - 2 reviews
  - 25 Nov 2011 at 08:43
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  - 9
  Laughably awful
  
  This film was awful. It started badly and got worse. The acting was laughable at times. The script was moronic and the plot line held no surprises. The special ... read more »
  
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- - Matthew
  - 16 reviews
  - Crawley
  - 02 Nov 2011 at 22:01
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  9th Company
  
  Great film about the last days of the Soviet Army and its failure in Afghanistan. Very moving following the lads from their basic training, through their tour ... read more »
  
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- - tomwill99
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  - 20 Aug 2011 at 14:14
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  9th Company
  
  A good russian movie, modern day war movie on a par with 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'Platoon'. The Film is based on a true story, and follows a ... read more »
  
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  - 13 Jun 2007 at 13:22
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  Welcome to the cheap seats
  
  This is a well made drama, which, not as genre defining as 'Das Boot', is a well acted and visually appealing flick. Recommended!
  
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  - Liddypool
  - 13 Jun 2007 at 08:05
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  A blast from the past
  
  Back during the Cold War, the Soviet Union competed with the USA with an 'anything you can do ...' attitude. So, while the States whisked its Senators ... read more »
  
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- - PeterSays
  - 105 reviews
  - Romsey
  - 08 Aug 2007 at 11:31
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  Anyone remember the soviet army ?
  
  This film has elements of 'Hamburger Hill' and 'We Were Soldiers' in it. It is a classic war film in as much as it covers the training and ... read more »
  
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- - sidhartha
  - 15 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Jul 2007 at 12:40
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  subtitled
  
  this was for my husband but he gave up half way into the story as it was subtitled and hes not a great lover of these fims and it was over three discs so he ... read more »
  
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- - FERN
  - 7 reviews
  - Barnsley
  - 30 Jul 2008 at 20:00
- - 9
  - 2
  Not much new here
  
  Start with shots of new recruits as they are about to begin life in training, followed by training life with a tough, screaming, training officer; gradual ... read more »
  
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- - 4Tell
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  - Edgbaston
  - 04 Jul 2007 at 15:09
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  avoid unless you know russian
  
  could'nt watch this as the film is all in russian and the subtitles do not work, tried it in several players with no success, seems to be set in afganistan ... read more »
  
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  - grimsby
  - 23 Nov 2007 at 00:09
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  9th Company
  
  I loved this film, although normally a film about war is not my cup of tea, the interaction between the characters and the believable dialogue between them ... read more »
  
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- - Jugulum
  - 93 reviews
  - Up my own passage!
  - 08 Jul 2007 at 09:40
- - 6
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  Learn to read!
  
  Great film. I have to take issue with people who review a film unfavourably because they either can't read, or can't be bothered to read subtitles. ... read more »
  
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- - Lordsoapyfume
  - 20 reviews
  - Blackburn
  - 13 Dec 2007 at 13:30
- - 6
  - 1
  crap
  
  a pretty useless film really,not well thought out not enough background and not enough thought put into the film, not enough effort could have been alot better... read more »
  
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  - 16 Feb 2008 at 23:06

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- A massive hit at the Russian box office, this purports to be a gritty portrait of the Soviet frontline during the last... read more on Time Out
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- - Trevor Johnston
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20

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  Post-communist Russia's highest grossing film to date, 9TH COMPANY is a stirring and extremely timely modern day war movie on a par with Hollywood blockbusters 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'Platoon'. Based on real events, the film follows the ill-fated fortunes of a small group of young Russian soldiers,...