Kursk
2018 · 1h 58m · Drama, History, Thriller, Action
Skip it. 'Kursk' is a competent but forgettable disaster drama that relies too heavily on bureaucratic incompetence as drama rather than genuine tension. Unless you're a completist for submarine thrillers or deeply invested in this true story, you'll find better-executed historical dramas elsewhere.
Plot
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.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, Peter Simonischek, Max von Sydow, August Diehl