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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.
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| Release Date | 2018-11-07 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Directors | Thomas Vinterberg, Virginie Hernvann, Anthony Dod Mantle, Toby Whale, Martin Doepner, Suzanne Martin, Matthias Morard, Roxana Raducanu, Thomas Delord, Patrick Otten, Sophie Depraetere, Esteban Sanchez, Philippe Desiront, Carlota González-Hontoria Lefèvre, Sinan Saber, Roxanne Gaucherand, Candice Bibauw, Nancy Ferri, Pierre Truong Tan Trung, Patrick Otten |
| Producers | Ariel Zeitoun, Luc Besson, Patrick Vandenbosch, Jérôme de Béthune, Ray Wu, Christophe Toulemonde, Fabrice Delville, C. Thomas Paschall, Lisa Ellzey, Claude Léger, Mathieu Rubin, Arnaud De Senilhes, Jean-Marc Debaty, Constance D'Humières, Clément Sentilhes, Bruno Amestoy, Laurent Hanon, Olivier Glaas, Vincent Decalf, Kathian Pascal, Raphaël Benoliel, Oana Prata |
| Writers | Robert Rodat, Robert Moore |
Presumably, lessons were learned in the aftermath of this disaster. But the fact that the filming of ‘Kursk’ was delayed after the Russian Ministry of Defence failed to provide a permit on time, with suggestions that they grew concerned over giving the crew access to classified locations and information, does make you wonder. - Jake Watt
Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-kursk-when-tragedy-and-bureaucracy-collide
Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.
— SWITCH.