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Film · 2018

Kursk: The Last Mission

Original titleKursk

Directed by Thomas Vinterberg · starring John Hollingworth, Zlatko Buric and Matthias Schoenaerts

  • 1 h 57 min
  • Drama · History · Thriller
  • Belgium
  • Released in the UK 11 July 2019
  • 5.6 AverageMovieNCo
  • 5.5 Users3 votes
  • 5.6 Critics5 reviews
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Synopsis

Based on a true facts, tells the story of a russian submarine's shipwreck in august 2000. In the K-141 Kursk were a lot of sailors when an intern trouble provoked an explosion and the death of almost every passenger of the submarine. Only a few survive, but they got caught in the submarine without possibility of getting out. Meanwhile, in Russia the families of the sailors began to complain against the russian government and claim for an inmediate rescue. Directed by danish director Thomas Vinterverg ('The hunt'), 'Kursk' is starred by Colin Firth ('The King's speech'), Léa Seydoux ('Blue Is the Warmest Color'), Matthias Schoenaerts ('Red Sparrow') and Max Von Sydow ('Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close'), among others.

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The essentials

Runtime
117 min1 hour and 57 minutes
How long is Kursk: The Last Mission?
1 hour and 57 minutes (117 minutes).
When was Kursk: The Last Mission released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 11 July 2019.
Who directed Kursk: The Last Mission?
Thomas Vinterberg.
Who is in Kursk: The Last Mission?
It stars John Hollingworth, Zlatko Buric, Matthias Schoenaerts and Léa Seydoux.
Where can I watch Kursk: The Last Mission?
In the UK you can watch it on subscription on Prime Video and on rent on Apple TV.
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Cast

Full cast (26)
Director
Thomas Vinterberg
Writers
Robert Rodat
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Producers
Luc Besson, Lisa Ellzey, Ariel Zeitoun

Photos and posters

All 7 photos

Reviews

All 5 reviews
5.5 3 votes

What the critics say average 5.6 from 5 outlets

  • 7.0 CinemaníaIrene Crespo Vinterberg shoots with pulse, exact light, crossing cold and moisture for so many hours down water waiting the blows from outside. Read
  • 6.0 The Hollywood ReporterKeith Uhlich It's a competent, by-the-numbers action melodrama. There are nonetheless too many superfluous scenes that sap the below-surface tension, especially those featuring Toni Erdmann star Peter… Read
  • 6.0 FotogramasJordi Battle Caminal 'Kursk' is a quite flat, standard and no surprising movie, but also will please long haul viewers who keep in their dusty old trunk the memories from 'Hell and High Water', 'Run Silent, Run Deep' or… Read

Soundtrack

All 3 songs
  1. Enter SandmanMetallica, Published Creeping Death Music, GMR Spotify
  2. Choir Song - Kursk Wedding / Kursk BurialNatalia Aigui, Alexei Aigui, Alexandre Desplat
  3. The Sailor's BandErnst Anschütz

Trivia

  • One last goodbye

    This is the Michael Nyqvist's final film. He died of Lung cancer in June 2017, a month before shooting was finished. But according to The Guardian, Nyqvist completed his scenes.

  • Perfect duo

    This is the second collaboration between Thomas Vinterberg and Matthias Schoenaerts, the first was 'Far from the Madding Crowd'.

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