The Battleship Island
2017 · Movie · PG-13 · 132 min · ★ 7.2 · 64% critics
During Japan’s colonial rule, hundreds of Koreans are forced onto a remote coal-mining island and pushed to endure brutal conditions. As fear, desperation, and small acts of solidarity build, a risky plan takes shape to break free and make it back home alive.
Also known as Battleship Island
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Details
- Original title
- 군함도
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-07-26
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (291 votes)
- Box office
- $47,300,000
- Budget
- $21,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a hard-hitting historical survival drama with big emotions and violent action, similar in spirit to The Fortress; Not for you if you dislike long runtimes, heavy brutality, or overtly patriotic themes.
Pros: gripping survival story; strong performances; intense action scenes | Cons: overly long runtime; uneven tone shifts; plot holes noted
Themes
- forced labour
- korean resistance
- japanese occupation of korea
- gunkanjima
Cast & crew
Hwang Jung-min
as Lee Kang-ok
So Ji-sub
as Choi Chil-sung
Song Joong-ki
as Park Moo-young
Lee Jung-hyun
as Oh Mal-nyeon
Kim Su-an
as Lee So-hee
Kim Min-jae
as Song Jong-goo
Kim Joong-hee
as Yamada
Kim In-woo
as Shimazaki Daisuke
Shin Seung-hwan
as Ko Choong-ho
Lee Kyung-young
as Yoon Hak-cheol
Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan