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 es... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| The New Paper (Singapore)Elaine Lee... I enjoyed the touching performance of the father-daughter duo, and Battleship Island will undoubtedly attract hordes of Song fans who want to see their idol don a military uniform again after Descendants Of The Sun. |
| RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsThe heroes of this film are, in other words, selfish, but never in a venal, or ugly way. They're human, and they do what they must to face each successive challenge they're confronted with. |
| The Straits Times (Singapore)Boon ChanThere is more than one way to approach wartime movies, as the recent box-office successes of Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk and Ryoo Seung Wan's The Battleship Island prove. |
| The New York TimesAndy WebsterThough Mr. Ryoo’s taste for heightened theatricality threatens his story’s credibility at times, there is no denying his skill with a large-scale action set piece. |
| Screen ZealotsLouisa MooreThe Battleship Island liberally fictionalizes a real (and horrific) WWII event to rewrite history into a much more satisfying outcome. |
| Movie TalkJason BestThe characters are drawn in broad strokes... Yet with Ryoo giving the action a Spielbergian sweep as the action builds towards the climactic prison break, you'll find yourselves rooting for them all the same. |
| Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangThe troubling whiff of nationalist sentiment doesn’t entirely blunt the force and sweep of Ryoo’s multi-pronged narrative, even when the story generally proceeds in fits and starts. |
| National PostChelsea Phillips-CarrThough Ryoo excels at both action narrative and harrowing history, the combination of the two feels strained. |
| Screen InternationalJason BechervaiseWhile there’s no doubting its huge ambitions, The Battleship Island turns out to be a disappointing misfire. |
| South China Morning PostJames MarshIt's a pity that Ryoo insists on prioritising violence, melodrama and shameless jingoism to the point of exploitation, wringing this real-life tragedy for every tear - and dollar - he can. |
