Kursk
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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 is a 2018 drama thriller based on the true story of the K-141 Kursk submarine disaster in the Barents Sea. The film follows the tragic sinking of the Russian naval vessel in August 2000 and the desperate rescue efforts that followed, as families demand answers and a British officer races against time to save the 118 crew members trapped aboard.
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Matthias SchoenaertsMikhail Averin
Léa SeydouxTanya Averina
Peter SimonischekAdmiral Vyacheslav Grudzinsky
Max von SydowAdmiral Vladimir Petrenko
August DiehlAnton Markov
Colin FirthCommodore David Russell
Bjarne HenriksenRussian Rescue Ship Captain
Magnus MillangOleg Lebedev
Artemiy SpiridonovMisha Averin
Joel BasmanLeo
Pit BukowskiMaxim
Matthias SchweighöferPavel Sonin
Tom HudsonRoman
Chris PascalNiko
Kristof CoenenSasha
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When was Kursk released?
Kursk was released on November 7, 2018.
What is Kursk about?
The film depicts the true events of August 12, 2000, when the Russian nuclear submarine K-141 Kursk sank during a naval exercise in the Barents Sea with 118 crew members on board, and the subsequent rescue attempts hampered by government incompetence and bureaucratic obstacles.
Is Kursk based on a true story?
Yes, Kursk is based on the actual K-141 Kursk submarine disaster that occurred in 2000, one of Russia's most significant naval tragedies.
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