9th Company
Seen it?2005 | 139 min | War, Drama, History
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 19 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Russian army recruits complete training and take their posting in late 1980s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
69% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$26 million worldwide on a $10 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk
- Aleksey ChadovVorobey
- Artur SmolyaninovLyutyy
- Konstantin KryukovDzhokonda
- Ivan KokorinChugun
- Artyom MikhalkovStas
- Soslan FidarovPinochet
- Mikhail PorechenkovDygalo
- Dmitriy MukhamadeevAfanasiy
- Fyodor BondarchukKhokhol
- Amadu MamadakovKurbashi