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Kursk (2018)

PG-1311/07/2018Drama, History, Thriller, Action1h 58m
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Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Matthias Schoenaerts

    Mikhail Averin

  2. Cast 1

    Léa Seydoux

    Tanya Averina

  3. Cast 1

    Peter Simonischek

    Admiral Vyacheslav Grudzinsky

  4. Cast 1

    Max von Sydow

    Admiral Vladimir Petrenko

  5. Cast 1

    August Diehl

    Anton Markov

  6. Cast 1

    Colin Firth

    Commodore David Russell

  7. Cast 1

    Bjarne Henriksen

    Russian Rescue Ship Captain

  8. Cast 1

    Magnus Millang

    Oleg Lebedev

  9. Cast 1

    Artemiy Spiridonov

    Misha Averin

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... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-kursk-when-tragedy-and-bureaucracy-collide Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.