The Battleship Island

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The Battleship Island

Released Jul 28, 2017

2h 12m

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Roughly 400 Korean laborers try to escape from Battleship Island during the Japanese colonial era.

Justin Lowe

The Hollywood Reporter

Technically accomplished, narratively impoverished.

Aug 8, 2017

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

While Battleship Island is sometimes unpleasant to watch, it is a consistently involving, atypically thoughtful crowd-pleaser.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 4, 2017

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Andy Webster

New York Times

Though Mr. Ryoo's taste for heightened theatricality threatens his story's credibility at times, there is no denying his skill with a large-scale action set piece.

Aug 3, 2017

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James Mudge

easternKicks.com

Undermined by melodramatic and manipulative plotting, it's nevertheless an above-average Korean blockbuster, benefitting from a top drawer cast and grand sets and set pieces

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 5, 2021

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William Schwartz

HanCinema

Don't mistake The Battleship Island for mere torture porn about how the Japanese Empire was bad.

Jun 21, 2019

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

The Battleship Island liberally fictionalizes a real (and horrific) WWII event to rewrite history into a much more satisfying outcome.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 20, 2018

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razvan p

main char picked poorly , too much death and insanity around .. also fails the utilitarian check .. hard to admire many things in it as it isnt that smart

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/12/23

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Audience Member

Another good story that shows both ugliness and goodness that humans are capable of.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

A great war movie. The battle scene was very intense!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/01/22

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Audience Member

The best Korean movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

A lot of action and fighting. A really good movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Ryoo Seung-wan

Director

Hwang Jung-min

Lee Kang-ok

So Ji-sub

Choi Chil-sung

Song Joong-ki

Park Moo-young

Lee Jung-hyun

Oh Mal-nyeon

Kim Su-an

Lee Sohui

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Synopsis

Roughly 400 Korean laborers try to escape from Battleship Island during the Japanese colonial era.

Director: Ryoo Seung-wan
Producer: Jo Seong-min
Screenwriter: Ryoo Seung-wan
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Production Co: Filmmaker R&K
Genre: History, Drama, Action
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 28, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 8, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.1M
Runtime: 2h 12m

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