9th Company

"They stood together while their country fell apart..."

2005 2h 19m RU

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6.6

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Synopsis

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Russian army recruits complete training and take their posting in late 1980s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand.

“They stood together while their country fell apart...”

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Cast

Aleksey Chadov
Vorobey
Artur Smolyaninov
Lyutyy
Konstantin Kryukov
Dzhokonda
Ivan Kokorin
Chugun
Artyom Mikhalkov
Stas
Soslan Fidarov
Pinochet
Mikhail Porechenkov
Dygalo
Dmitriy Mukhamadeev
Afanasiy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fyodor Bondarchuk
Writers: Yuri Korotkov, Iskander Galiev
Languages: Russian
Countries: Finland, Russia, Ukraine

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Finland, Russia, Ukraine.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk, shot by Maxim Osadchy-Korytkovsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ivan Burlyaev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Igor Litoninskiy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Aleksey Chadov and Artur Smolyaninov and Konstantin Kryukov carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They stood together while their country fell apart...".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0417397 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fyodor Bondarchuk directs. Maxim Osadchy-Korytkovsky behind the camera. Ivan Burlyaev scores. Igor Litoninskiy cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Finland, Russia, Ukraine. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2International production across 3 countries: Finland, Russia, Ukraine.
3Directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk, shot by Maxim Osadchy-Korytkovsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ivan Burlyaev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Igor Litoninskiy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Aleksey Chadov and Artur Smolyaninov and Konstantin Kryukov carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "They stood together while their country fell apart...".
8IMDB entry: tt0417397 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 20 different titles around the world.