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    9th Company

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    (Studio/Distributor):
    Well Go USA
    (Catalog Number):
    WGU01159B
    (MPAA Rating):
    R
    (Rating Reason):
    Sequences of strong bloody warfare, pervasive language, some sexuality/nudity and drug use
    (Retail Price):
    $32.98
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Single Layer (BD-25)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    140
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    A
    (Theatrical Year):
    2005
    (Theatrical Release):
    Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    31
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    No
    (Director):
    Fyodor Bondarchuk
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    Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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    Winner of the "Nika," Russia's equivalent of the Academy Award®, for Best Picture and an Academy-Award selection for Best Foreign Film, "9th Company" chronicles the Soviet Afghanistan conflict, which started in 1979. Ten years and 14,000 casualties later, the conflict formally ended, and soon thereafter so did the Soviet Union itself. However, for the thousands of soldiers who entered a mountainous country that has successfully fought of invaders for centuries, they would come face-to-face with not only an inscrutable—and seemingly indestructible—enemy, but also with the despairing realization that everything they fought for was slowly crumbling around them. (Gary Reber)

    Special features include the original theatrical promo and trailer.

    The 1080p AVC picture quality is superb, with a natural realism that is rare. Colors are rich, warm, and vibrant as seen in a poppy field with deep red flowers. Fleshtones are perfectly natural and accurate. Resolution is excellent and revealing of fine facial features and object textures. Contrast is generally excellent, with deep blacks and revealing shadow delineation. This is a beautifully rendered picture that is sure to please. (Gary Reber)

    The original theatrical soundtrack is available as a Dolby® Digital Stereo coding. The newly dubbed English soundtrack is Dolby Digital 5.1. The dubbed English dialogue is poorly integrated into the soundtrack, but otherwise, the surround envelopment qualities are preferred here. Still, overall the preferred soundtrack is the Russian language version, which while limited to stereo, tends to sound natural and well recorded with perfectly integrated dialogue, but with a slight thinness overall. The orchestral music score, though, really comes alive on the English 5.1-channel version with a warmer engaging presence. The sound is nicely recorded and there is a solid low-frequency foundation to the sound. The .1 LFE channel is deep and strong, with extension to below 25 Hz. As well, there is an aggressive split surround directionality. The preferred experience would have been the original Russian dialogue track coupled with the 5.-1 channel sound elements. (Gary Reber)

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