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9th Company

9th Company

They stood together while their country fell apart...

20056.72h 19m

Overview

Russian army recruits complete training and take their posting in late 1980s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand.

Directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk
Written by Yuri Korotkov, Iskander Galiev
Produced by Alexander Rodnyansky, Elena Yatsura, Fyodor Bondarchuk
Box OfficeBudget: $9.5MRevenue: $24.0M

Top Cast

Aleksey Chadov

Aleksey Chadov

Vorobey

Artur Smolyaninov

Artur Smolyaninov

Lyutyy

Konstantin Kryukov

Konstantin Kryukov

Dzhokonda

Ivan Kokorin

Ivan Kokorin

Chugun

Artyom Mikhalkov

Artyom Mikhalkov

Stas

Soslan Fidarov

Soslan Fidarov

Pinochet

Mikhail Porechenkov

Mikhail Porechenkov

Dygalo

Dmitriy Mukhamadeev

Dmitriy Mukhamadeev

Afanasiy

Fyodor Bondarchuk

Fyodor Bondarchuk

Khokhol

Amadu Mamadakov

Amadu Mamadakov

Kurbashi

About 9th Company

9th Company is a war, drama, history film released in 2005. Directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk, it stars Aleksey Chadov, Artur Smolyaninov, Konstantin Kryukov. Russian army recruits complete training and take their posting in late 1980s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand.

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