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The Battleship Island (2017)
Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan
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During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island ‘Hashima Island’ to mine for coal, attempt to escape.
Rated PG-13 | Length 132 minutes
Actors
Hwang Jung-min | So Ji-sub | Song Joong-ki | Lee Jung-hyun | Kim Soo-an | Kim Min-jae | Kim Jung-hui | Kim In-woo | Shin Seung-hwan | Lee Kyung-young | Baek Seung-Chul | Yoon Kyung-ho | Jang Sung-bum | Deokjoong Kang | Kim Dong-young | Shin Hyun-Tak | Wu Sang-moo | Yoon Dae-Yul | Park Seong-taek | Han Chul-woo | Jo Kyung-Hyun | Ki Joo-bong | Jeong Seok-yong | Jeon Bae-soo | Kim Bo-yoon | Kim Seung-yun | 정태야 | Han Geon-tae | Myung In-Ho | Lee Jin-seong | Um Zi-sung | Kim Dan-yul | Park hee-gun | Ham Sung-min | Jeon Joon-hyeok | Lee Jung-eun | Kim Won-hae | Lee Byung-hoon | Dong Bang-woo | Kim Yae-eun | Kwon Han-sol | Hwang Byeong-guk | Lee Yu-mi | Na Do-yul | Darcy Paquet | Bae Je-gi | Park Sung-il | Park Ya-sung | Kang Seong-cheol | Choi Jae-young | Kwon Oh-cheol | Oh Seok-jin | Ahn Jeong-hwan | Ji Seon-do | Yokouchi Hiroki | Kim Jun-han | Cha Woo-jin | Lee Ha-na | Sin Mo-kyeong | Ahn Se-ho | Im Woo-jin | Park Sang-won | Jeong Gyoo-ho | Jeong Seong-chae | Choi Jeong-hwa | Han Jung-woo | Yoo Ji-hoon | Go Seon-woo | Park Kyung-man | Yoo Yeong-joon | Lee Chang-hoon | 이지환 | Ha Jae-woo | Ji Woong-bae | KIM Hwan-young | Park Byeong-seong | Jo Seung-hwan | Jeon Yo-han | Kim Seon-ho | Lee Se-hyeong | Kim Yeong-geun | Kwon Kyeong-won | Kim Soo-hyeok | 한윤식 | Lee Dong-joon | Choi Woo-jin | Son Sang-woo | Yang Dong-won | Yoon Si-yoon | Kim Gyu-baek
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/06/2017 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
Intense and brutal as hell. Pretty much what the trailers and history suggest; this was not a pleasant time for the Koreans forced to work in the mines or the comfort stations at Battleship Island towards the end of WWII. How they crafted a story from real life events works within this framing to depict the horrors of what life was like for these people. That is really the takeaway here; this island has a bloody history that the Japanese don’t promote for a reason.
The final sequence may be the best of the year. When the Ennio Morricone’s The Ecstasy of Gold starts playing I first thought it was a weird choice. But that with the visuals brought tears to my eyes.
There are scenes in this movie that had me cringing and turning away from the screen. With a packed theater of Koreans I’m curious what they think.
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