KURSK

By Thomas VINTERBERG

EXPONENTA FILM - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, RUSSIA, CIS

Historical - Completed 2018

The true story of the K-141 KURSK, the pride of the Russian Navy, a nuclear-powered submarine which sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea in August 2000. As the sailors fight for survival aboard the disabled sub, their families desperately battle political obstacles and impossible odds to save them.

Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2018
Special Presentations
    • Year of production
    • 2018
    • Genres
    • Historical, Drama
    • Countries
    • BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 117 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Thomas VINTERBERG
    • Synopsis
    • Director Thomas Vinterberg and a formidable cast — including Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, and Colin Firth — recreate the tragic final hours of the real-life nuclear submarine explosion that left the ship stranded at the bottom of the Barents Sea, while bureaucratic obstacles impeded rescue and their families’ search for answers.