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Battleship Island

군함도

2017 · 132 min · Drama

During the Japanese occupation of Korea, hundreds of Koreans forced to labor in the coal mines of Hashima Island plot a desperate mass escape as the war nears its end. A large-scale Korean action-war epic.

Runtime
132 min
Genre
Drama · War
Mood
tense · thoughtful · dark
Entry
some context
Best for
character-driven drama

Content notes: war or political violence Non-exhaustive

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