The Command

Original title: Kursk

20182018
PG-13PG-13
1h 57min

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 film 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 o... Read allThe film 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.The film 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.

Director
- Thomas Vinterberg
Writers
- Robert Rodat
- Robert Moore(based on Robert Moore's book "A Time to Die")
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The Command

Léa Seydoux at an event for Kursk (2018)

Thomas Vinterberg and Artemiy Spiridonov at an event for Kursk (2018)

Martin Greis-Rosenthal at an event for Kursk (2018)

Matthias Schoenaerts at an event for Kursk (2018)

Léa Seydoux at an event for Kursk (2018)

Matthias Schoenaerts, Thomas Vinterberg, and Léa Seydoux at an event for Kursk (2018)

Kursk (2018)

Kursk (2018)

Kursk (2018)

Colin Firth, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Léa Seydoux in Kursk (2018)

Artemiy Spiridonov and Léa Seydoux in Kursk (2018)

Artemiy Spiridonov in Kursk (2018)

Director
- Thomas Vinterberg
Writers
- Robert Rodat
- Robert Moore(based on Robert Moore's book "A Time to Die")
All cast & crew

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Kursk is inspired by the unforgettable true story of the K-141 Kursk, a Russian flagship nuclear-powered submarine that sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea in August 2000. As 23 sailors fought for survival aboard the disabled sub, their families desperately battled bureaucratic obstacles and impossible odds to find answers and save them.

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Taglines
- A true story.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for some intense disaster-related peril and disturbing images, and for brief strong language
Parents guide

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
On 31st minute, we see small, compared to water above, submarine. Actually Kursk was lying at 108 meters deep, what is less, than its length (154 meters).

Quotes
Oleg Lebedev: [breaking the tension] 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, Alexei Aigui
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Executive Producer: Alexei Aigui obo Façonneurs de Mémoire
(c) Maltazard Publishing
(p) 2018 VIA EST

Top review

7/10

Keys On Preventable Human Tragedy...Straightforward & Simply Told

Most know about the Kursk incident yet know little otherwise. A terrible Cold War accident in which one of Russia's cutting edge subs sank due to an internal explosion - with survivors. The surviving crew was detected by the Russians who wouldn't ask for crucial help in the short window of saving those still alive. Expected? Well it's not a project such as The International Space Station - vastly different long-standing veils of secrecy dictate the Russian's inept posturing and faulty decisions. This is the story we haven't, mostly, been aware of. It's chilling as it depicts the human cost. This movie seems to pull few punches and doesn't bow to Hollywood-like bombast. It isn't meant to entertain so much as to enlighten with respectful homage given the crew. It succeeds and is a film that is easy to highly recommend.

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When will this movie be released in the US?

Release date
- June 21, 2019 (United States)
Countries of origin
Official site
- Official Facebook Hong Kong
Languages
- English
- Russian
Also known as
- Kursk - Chiến Dịch Tàu Ngầm
Filming locations
- Vulcan, Hunedoara, Romania
Production companies
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Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
Gross worldwide
- $6,821,775

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Runtime
- 1h 57min
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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