9th Company (2006) Reviews

9th Company (2006)
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Fedor Bondarchuk, the son of noted Russian filmmaker Sergei Bondarchuk, debuts as a director with the harrowing and relentless military drama 9th Company, set between 1988 and 1989 at the tail end of the U.S.S.R. Afghani war (the Soviet equivalent of Vietnam). The picture opens in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, in late 1988, when military trainees Petrovsky, Ryaba, Chugun, Stas, Pinochet, Lyutev and Vorobyev are whipped into shape at a training camp by the brutal, sadistic commander, Warrant Officer Dygalo - prior to being sent off to the front lines. After several one-by-one dalliances with the local whore, Snow White, and a cautionary lecture on the history, geography and culture of Afghanistan (which most of the men sleep through), the trainees head off to battle - first to the Bagram air base, then to the Afghani province of Khost to secure supply lines. But nothing can begin to prepare them for the brutal devastation into which they are plunged, or the relentless tide of slaughter that scatters thousands of Soviet victims in its wake. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

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Director(s):
Fyodor Bondarchuk
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
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Gennadiy V.

Nice Russian movie. I watch it 5 years ago but still remember it. Great acting and a lot of action. Watch it...

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Kelsey B.

A poignant movie which follows a group of Soviet enlistees as they endure combat training and then are dispatched to the mountains of Afghanistan. Those who enjoyed Band of Brothers will appreciate the character development of the prominent soldiers. The movie is well directed and the editing is remarkable. The scenes of war brutality are close-up and intense, like in Band of Brothers, and yet, the music and slow motion brings a poetic sharpness to several scenes which involve emotion or conflict. This foreign film is well worth watching, and I would easily see it again.

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Christopher K.

This was my 1st Russian movie and I was pleasantly surprised. Very good acting and good story.

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Benjamin G.

This was a great movie. Reminded me some of Full Metal Jacket and Platoon. I watched the English dubbed version, of course. My only complaint was the voice acting from those who did the english voices.

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Carlos C.

Excellent foreign film. It takes you to the real feeling of that moment. I recomment to set it up with audio in Russian and subtitles in english, so you can get the great feeling of the real voices and the russian language, you will get a better grasp of the movie.

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Roland S.

Very interesting flick. The characters keep you glued to the screen to see what they will do next. They battle issues that you would expect young troops to have, i.e., girlfriends back home, peer pressure, war, boot camp, etc. Great acting and storyline.

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David B.

Very similar to Platoon but not as well done. Sent to a foreign country, learning to be a man and a soldier. They blow up an enemy city similar to the scene with Adagio for strings. The "saviour" weeps in despair. Not a horrible movie, but not that good.

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Jeff W.

I found the movie to be lacking in acting. I am very fond of all war flicks but I could not watch the whole movie. I swear the directors pulled pieces from other such movies and tried to patch them into this movie and it did not fly. most real parts of the movie were thr landscape and the equiptment. Would not recomend this movie to anyone

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Ben L.

This movie is not good. Please do not waste your time. It is nothing like Band of Brothers. Last time I checked, B of B wasn't in Russian with poor english dubbing and cheesy fight scenes. It might be good for Russian standards, but over here it is worth half a star.

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Margaret M.

Does anyone know if the new Bluray version is English dubbed? I really liked a trailer I saw for this a while back. Thanks.

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    Gennadiy V.

    Nice Russian movie. I watch it 5 years ago but still remember it. Great acting and a lot of action. Watch it...

    Yes   |   No

     
    Kelsey B.

    A poignant movie which follows a group of Soviet enlistees as they endure combat training and then are dispatched to the mountains of Afghanistan. Those who enjoyed Band of Brothers will appreciate the character development of the prominent soldiers. The movie is well directed and the editing is remarkable. The scenes of war brutality are close-up and intense, like in Band of Brothers, and yet, the music and slow motion brings a poetic sharpness to several scenes which involve emotion or conflict. This foreign film is well worth watching, and I would easily see it again.

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    Christopher K.

    This was my 1st Russian movie and I was pleasantly surprised. Very good acting and good story.

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