Together till the end.
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.
Kursk (2018) is a drama, history, thriller and action film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, released on November 7, 2018 with a runtime of 1h 58m. It stars Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, Peter Simonischek and Max von Sydow. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 726 ratings.
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Matthias Schoenaerts
as Mikhail Averin
Léa Seydoux
as Tanya Averina
Peter Simonischek
as Admiral Vyacheslav Grudzinsky
Max von Sydow
as Admiral Vladimir Petrenko
August Diehl
as Anton Markov
Colin Firth
as Commodore David Russell
Bjarne Henriksen
as Russian Rescue Ship Captain
Magnus Millang
as Oleg Lebedev
Artemiy Spiridonov
as Misha Averin
Joel Basman
as Leo
Pit Bukowski
as Maxim
Matthias Schweighöfer
as Pavel Sonin
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg, written by Robert Rodat and Robert Moore, produced by Ariel Zeitoun, Christophe Toulemonde and Patrick Vandenbosch.
Average viewer score of 6.6/10 from 726 ratings.
Presumably, lessons were learned in the aftermath of this disaster. But the fact that the filming of ‘Kursk’ was delayed after the Russian Ministry of Defence failed to provide a permit on time, with suggestions that they grew concerned over giving the crew access to classified locations and information, does make you wonder. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article...…
Reviewed on June 11, 2019
As with many a tale like this - we will probably never know the whole story of how the Russian submarine "Kursk" came to sink and of the desperate attempts to rescue the stranded sailors. What Thomas Vinterberg does here, though, is direct a film with a plausible, quite compelling, narrative that elicits good, solid, performances from Matthias Schoenaerts and August Diehl who manage to convey the claustrophobic…
Reviewed on May 23, 2024
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Kursk (2018) is available to stream on Philo, History Vault, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels and Howdy Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Kursk (2018) includes Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, Peter Simonischek, Max von Sydow and August Diehl. The film was directed by Thomas Vinterberg. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Kursk was released on November 7, 2018 and runs for 1h 58m.
Kursk (2018) holds an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 726 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, history and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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