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Kursk (2018)
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, Peter Simonischek, Max von Sydow
6.6
72%Runtime118 min
Rating12A
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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.
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Kursk (2018) directed by Thomas Vinterberg has received generally positive critical reception, with a 72% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film's IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a more mixed public reception, though the drama about the 2000 Kursk submarine disaster has not received any major awards recognition.
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Director Thomas Vinterberg's 2018 thriller Kursk offers a gripping, historically-based account of the 2000 Kursk submarine disaster, featuring powerful performances from stars like Matthias Schoenaerts and Léa Seydoux that bring the tragic events to life.
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Kursk is a 2018 disaster drama-thriller film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, based on Robert Moore's book A Time to Die, about the true story of the 2000 Kursk submarine disaster. It stars Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, Peter Simonischek, August Diehl, Max von Sydow, and Colin Firth. It was the last of von Sydow's films to be released during his lifetime.
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