Kursk
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg
Starring Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, Peter Simonischek, Max von Sydow, August Diehl, Colin Firth, Bjarne Henriksen, Magnus Millang, Artemiy Spiridonov, Joel Basman
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NostalgicBarents 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.
- Original language
- English
- Screenplay
- Robert Rodat
- Music
- Alexandre Desplat
- Cinematography
- Anthony Dod Mantle, Patrick Otten
- Cast
- Max von Sydow, August Diehl, Colin Firth, Bjarne Henriksen, Magnus Millang, Artemiy Spiridonov, Joel Basman, Pit Bukowski, Matthias Schweighöfer
Updated July 22, 2026
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