A blockbuster by director Seung-wan (Veteran 2015), “The Battleship Island” narrates the attempted prison break from the forced labor camp on Hashima island, where hundreds of Koreans and Chinese were forced to mine coal for the Japanese Empire.

The main character, Lee Kang-ok (Hwang Jung-min), is a bandmaster who went to Japan with his young daughter (Kim Su-an) in search for a better future that ends up being sent to the hellish island instead.

“Staged on a specially constructed a 2/3-scale set of the island, it’s an impressive display of visual technique and simulated combat as the Koreans rebel against their Japanese oppressors in an attempt to escape aboard a massive coal freighter.”

Please see the review on the Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/battleship-island-1026903

...and Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-battleship-island-2017