History Film / NinthCompany

There were two video game adaptations, the [[NoExportForYou Russia-only]] FPS ''The Truth about 9th Company'' and a RTS released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} in English language, ''9th Company: Roots of Terror.''

''9th Company'' (Russian: 9 Рота) is a 2005 Russian–Finnish–Ukrainian film directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk and set during the UsefulNotes/SovietInvasionOfAfghanistan. The film is loosely based on the events of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_Hill_3234 Battle for Hill 3234]]. The protagonists are a group of young recruits of the Soviet Airborne Troops, first arriving at boot camp in Soviet Central Asia and receiving combat training, until they are sent to the frontline where they are stationed in a remote base, surrounded with hostile locals. Soon, they find themselves ordered to hold a hilltop post at all cost, while the mujahideen decide to strike.

There were two video game adaptations, a Russian only FPS ''The Truth about 9th Company'' and an RTS released on Steam with an English release ''9th Company: Roots of Terror.''

* PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler: The hill and the road protagonists were supposed to guard lost its strategic value. Due to a bureaucratic mess, the orders never reach them. But since all units are removed from that area, the Afghans feel free to attack in big numbers. The final result is death of everyone aside from a single soldier]]. All because an order didn't reach its destination.

* OvertOperative: Implied. The Afghan warriors are led/accompanied by a guy in sunglasses and of suspiciously Western features, possibly one of the many anti-communist foreign advisors that covertly helped the mujahideen during the war.