Kursk

Film - 2019 - Action & Adventure, Drama, History

The story

Barents Sea, August 12th, 2000. During a Russian naval exercise, and after suffering a serious accident, the K-141 Kursk submarine sinks with 118 crew members on board. While the few sailors who are still alive barely manage to survive, their families push for accurate information and a British officer struggles to obtain from the Russian government a permit to attempt a rescue before it is late. But general incompetence are against all their efforts.

Directed by

Thomas Vinterberg

Starring

Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, Peter Simonischek, Max von Sydow, August Diehl, Colin Firth

Where to watch

prime

Ratings

IMDb 6.6 out of 10

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Film · 2019 · Action & Adventure · Drama · History

Kursk

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The story

Barents Sea, August 12th, 2000. During a Russian naval exercise, and after suffering a serious accident, the K-141 Kursk submarine sinks with 118 crew members on board. While the few sailors who are still alive barely manage to survive, their families push for accurate information and a British officer struggles to obtain from the Russian government a permit to attempt a rescue before it is late. But general incompetence are against all their efforts.

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KURSK Official Trailer (2018) Colin Firth, Léa S
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IMDb
6.6 / 10
24k votes
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72%
Tomatometer
3.24 / 5
14k ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
6.6 / 10
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Details
TypeFilm
GenreAction & Adventure, Drama, History
Runtime1h 58m
RatedM
Release2019-01-01
Where to watch
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