Movie

The Battleship Island

2017 · 132 min

A relentless, emotionally wrenching descent into a sunless hell, where flickers of solidarity fight a rising tide of brutality.

Tagline: 1945 Hashima. We called it hell on earth.
Overview: During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.
How it feels: Bleak, dark, tense and earnest. Relentless and needs your attention.
About: Survival, violence, isolation, freedom
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
isolation
freedom
war
Places: prison
sea
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild