Movie#74 9th Company (Russian)

Don't ask me who all acts in this movie because I have no clue. I took it from the store because it came recommended by the clerk. He said that it was a excellent war movie and with less dialogues and clear subtitles, it was easy to understand. Since there was nothing to borrow last night, I took a chance and brought it to view. So, after watching it, I shall recommend this as a must watch to war movie lovers.
The story is that of a Russian army unit called 9^th company in Afghanistan. The initial part of the movie is how the guys bond from the time of recruitment to their arrival at Khost province in Afghanistan. As with every war movie, the bonding part of the movie has got profanity in the dialogues, ill tempered fights and sex. They get trained under a veteran fighter with psychological problem, but get trained nevertheless. They arrive in Khost and confront reality. Their order is to guard a vantage hill and ward off Afghan fighters (ghosts) from disrupting supply route and troop movements. At the end of the movie, just before the credits, it was written that it was based on true events.
The movie appears very realistic with the scenic shots, emotions, stunts and equipments. I remember as there were more than 8 guys involved and since I didn't know who was the exact hero in the movie, it became more interesting as unexpected guys get killed in battle. From start to end the movie retains the thrill to keep the viewer interested in it. To sum at the end, watch it to get an idea about Russian version of Afghan war other than from western propaganda from bias CNN and BBC. My personal rating is 3 out of 5…