The Battleship Island
(2017)
★ 7.2 IMDb · 298 votes
Year: 2017
Runtime: 132 мин
Country: South Korea
Director: 류승완
Cast: Хван Джон-мин, Со Джи-соп, Сон Чжун Ки, 이정현, Ким Су Ан, 김민재, 김중희, 김인우, Син Сын Хван, Ли Кён Ён
Plot
During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.
As World War II nears its end, the small island of Hashima (nicknamed "Battleship Island") off the coast of Japan is the site of a massive coal mine, where 400 Koreans lead bleak lives as conscripted laborers. Tensions run high between the Japanese soldiers who maintain order with shocking cruelty and violence, and the Koreans from all walks of life who were tricked or forced into coming there. Then, just as the island's dark secrets are revealed, the Koreans plot a daring escape.