Fyodor Bondarchuk's tough war-set drama follows a group of Russian army recruits from training through to posting in late 80s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand. The director plays one of the recruits, Khokhol, with Mikhail Porechenkov as their tough drill sergeant Praporshik Dygalo, who presciently reminds them that in all of history, no one has ever managed to conquer Afghanistan.
9th Company is a Film programme that first aired in 2005 and has been classified a 15 certificate.
