The Battleship Island

2017 • 132 minutes
4.3
9 reviews
67%
Tomatometer
Eligible
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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 a dramatic escape.

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4.3
9 reviews
V Feigert
March 28, 2020
Wow. Powerful story of WWII Korean enslavement by Japanese in coal mines and their heroic, tragic, persistent fight to escape. Song Joong Ki, So Ji Sub and many lesser known Korean actors, actresses play amazing roles. This is one of many superbly written & acted Korean dramas not to miss!
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Shelia Tuttle
July 5, 2018
the script is so good. there are a lot of characters to follow but each of their stories is worth watching
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