Kursk
Film2018118 min

Kursk

Taste attributes: actiondramahistorythrilleradventurehistoricalvehiclesfastunsavouryrealisticsimplelinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"Together till the end"

Boxlist takeExpansive and dark: a realistic thriller, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

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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Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Matthias SchoenaertsLéa SeydouxPeter SimonischekAugust DiehlMax von Sydow

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2018
Runtime
118 min
Status
Released
Studio
Belga Productions
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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