Synopsis
Based on the story of the 2000 Kursk submarine disaster, Kursk follows the final hours of an “unsinkable” Russian nuclear submarine as it sinks to the bottom of the Barents Sea. Some of the crew survives the initial explosion, including officer Mikhail Kalekov, whose pregnant wife and child are waiting back home. Unfortunately, their rescue is complicated by bureaucracy between Russia, France, Norway and Britain, with British navy chief David Russell attempting to convince Russian officials to accept foreign aid.
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Movie Details
Production Budget: | $40,000,000 |
Netherlands Releases: | December 6th, 2018 (Wide) |
Video Release: | August 6th, 2019 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment |
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for some intense disaster-related peril and disturbing images, and for brief strong language. (Rating bulletin 2550 (Cert #51604), 10/24/2018) |
Running Time: | 117 minutes |
Keywords: | Submarine, Set in Russia, Disaster, Underwater |
Source: | Original Screenplay |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | Luc Bessan, VIA EST, Belga Films, OCS., Screen Flanders, Brussels Capital Region, Wallimage, Belgian Tax Shelter System of the Belgian Federal Government |
Production Countries: | Belgium, France, Luxembourg |
Languages: | English |