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Kursk

  • 2018
  • 12
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
22K
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Colin Firth and Matthias Schoenaerts in Kursk (2018)
Follows the 2000 K-141 Kursk submarine disaster and the governmental negligence that followed. As the sailors fight for survival, their families desperately battle political obstacles and impossible odds to save them.
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The 2000 K-141 Kursk submarine disaster is followed by governmental negligence. As the sailors fight for survival, their families desperately battle political obstacles and impossible odds t... Read allThe 2000 K-141 Kursk submarine disaster is followed by governmental negligence. As the sailors fight for survival, their families desperately battle political obstacles and impossible odds to save them.The 2000 K-141 Kursk submarine disaster is followed by governmental negligence. As the sailors fight for survival, their families desperately battle political obstacles and impossible odds to save them.

  • Director
    • Thomas Vinterberg
  • Writers
    • Robert Rodat
    • Robert Moore
  • Stars
    • Matthias Schoenaerts
    • Léa Seydoux
    • Peter Simonischek
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    22K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Thomas Vinterberg
    • Writers
      • Robert Rodat
      • Robert Moore
    • Stars
      • Matthias Schoenaerts
      • Léa Seydoux
      • Peter Simonischek
    • 110User reviews
    • 110Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Videos3

    Trailer
    Trailer 1:39
    Trailer
    The Command
    Trailer 2:05
    The Command
    The Command
    Trailer 2:05
    The Command
    The Command: We've Lost A Submarine
    Clip 0:48
    The Command: We've Lost A Submarine

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    Matthias Schoenaerts
    Matthias Schoenaerts
    • Mikhail Averin
    Léa Seydoux
    Léa Seydoux
    • Tanya Averina
    Peter Simonischek
    Peter Simonischek
    • Admiral Vyacheslav Grudzinsky
    August Diehl
    August Diehl
    • Anton Markov
    Max von Sydow
    Max von Sydow
    • Vladimir Petrenko
    Colin Firth
    Colin Firth
    • Commodore David Russell
    Bjarne Henriksen
    Bjarne Henriksen
    • Russian Rescue Ship Captain
    Magnus Millang
    Magnus Millang
    • Oleg Lebedev
    Artemiy Spiridonov
    Artemiy Spiridonov
    • Misha Averin
    Joel Basman
    Joel Basman
    • Leo
    Pit Bukowski
    Pit Bukowski
    • Maxim
    Matthias Schweighöfer
    Matthias Schweighöfer
    • Pavel Sonin
    Tom Hudson
    Tom Hudson
    • Roman
    Chris Pascal
    • Niko
    Kristof Coenen
    • Sasha
    Pernilla August
    Pernilla August
    • Oksana
    Helene Reingaard Neumann
    • Wife of Anton Markov
    Martin Brambach
    Martin Brambach
    • Captain Gennady Shirokov (Kursk)
    • Director
      • Thomas Vinterberg
    • Writers
      • Robert Rodat
      • Robert Moore
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Vladimir Putin's character was cut from the film before an actor was cast for the role. Putin, who was just three months into the job as Russian president when the tragedy occurred in 2000, was slated to appear as a supporting character in at least five scenes in the film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, EuropaCorp's president, Luc Besson, wanted to shift the story's focus to the rescue mission rather than the politics behind the disaster. One theory is that nobody at EuropaCorp wanted to be hacked. "Remember The Interview (2014)?" a source said, referring to the Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen-directed comedy that angered Kim Jong-un and is believed to have sparked the infamous Sony hack in 2014. Ironically, the Russian leader is sympathetically portrayed in the original Kursk script, which highlighted why he took the tragedy personally (Putin's father was a submariner).
    • Goofs
      When the rescue ship "Rudnitsky" leaves port, its name is clearly visible on the hull. But the name is in the Latin alphabet. A Russian ship would have its name in Cyrillic letters. Also, the full name of the ship "Mikhail Rudnitsky" would have been used.
    • Quotes

      Oleg Lebedev: So... this little polar bear goes to his mother and says, "I'm a polar bear, right?" And she says, "Yes, of course." And the little polar bear says, "Okay, thanks."

      Oleg Lebedev: The next day the little polar bear goes to his mother again and says, "Let me see if I got this right. You're a polar bear, right?" And she says, "Yes, of course." And the little polar bear says, "And Dad's a polar bear too, right?" And she says, "Yes, of course." And the little polar bear says, "Okay. Fine, just checking."

      Oleg Lebedev: So the next day, the little polar bear goes to his mother again and says, "I just gotta be clear here. You're a polar bear, right?" And the mother says, "Yes." "And Dad's a polar bear, right?" And she says, "Yes." "That makes me a polar bear, right?" And she says, "Yes."

      Oleg Lebedev: Then the little polar bear says, "Then why am I so..."

      Anton Markov: [interrupting] "... so fucking cold?"

      [laughter all around]

    • Connections
      Features Metallica: Live Tushino Airfield, Moscow 28 Sept 1991 - Monsters of Rock Festival (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Choir Song - Kursk Wedding / Kursk Burial
      Lyrics by Natalia Aigui and Alexei Aigui

      Music by Alexandre Desplat

      Executive Producer: Alexei Aigui obo Façonneurs de Mémoire

      (c) Maltazard Publishing

      (p) 2018 VIA EST

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    8/10

    A really good film with strong emotional engagement.

    Since it is based on the true story of the K-141 Kursk submarine disaster, we already know the end of the story. So it was a true challenge for director Thomas Vinterberg (known for Jagten, Festen,...) to take a special approach for his movie. He made the clear choice to focus on the emotion and the human side of this tragedy, rather than on the political side. The result is a strong movie which succeeds in dragging you into the submarine itself and it's victims (and wifes). It's no coincidence that the aspect ratio shifts to wide during the whole submarine sequence and back to narrow (16:9) at the beginning and conclusion of the story. Or like the director himself said at the moviepremière in Ghent, Belgium: "Well ... you should see it"
    • timvandenbranden96
    • Oct 12, 2018
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    • Release date
      • December 6, 2018 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belgium
      • Luxembourg
      • Romania
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook Hong Kong
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • The Command
    • Filming locations
      • Vulcan, Hunedoara, Romania(only 'Dallas' neighborhood, as Russian town)
    • Production companies
      • EuropaCorp
      • VIA EST
      • Belga Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,821,775
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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