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The unquestioning lionising of Russian heroism is far from comfortable viewing, especially given the Putin regime's darkening human rights record.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
9th Company
They stood together while their country fell apart...
2005 · 2h 19m · R
Drama, History, War
Directed by
Fyodor Bondarchuk
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9th Company
Overview
Russian army recruits complete training and take their posting in late 1980s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand.
Director and cast
- Fyodor Bondarchuk Director
- Aleksey Chadov as Vorobey
- Artur Smolyaninov as Lyutyy
- Konstantin Kryukov as Dzhokonda
- Ivan Kokorin as Chugun
- Artyom Mikhalkov as Stas
- Soslan Fidarov as Pinochet
- Mikhail Porechenkov as Dygalo
- Dmitriy Mukhamadeev as Afanasiy
- Fyodor Bondarchuk as Khokhol
- Amadu Mamadakov as Kurbashi
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