The Russians have a long-deserved reputation for a cavalier attitude to safety and films have been made about submarines in distress since silent days; the confined settings guaranteeing a truly claustrophobic experience.
Like 'The Deer Hunter' 'Kursk: the Final Mission' begins with a wedding celebration in stark contrast to the disaster that unfolds and ends with (SLIGHT SPOILER COMING:) a Russian orthodox funeral attended by Max Von Sydow.
Colin Firth brings his usual reassuring presence to the British officer who looks on helplessly; but Vladimir Putin is nowhere to be seen, his glacial lack of concern for the lives of his own forces already evident as early as 2000.
Like 'The Deer Hunter' 'Kursk: the Final Mission' begins with a wedding celebration in stark contrast to the disaster that unfolds and ends with (SLIGHT SPOILER COMING:) a Russian orthodox funeral attended by Max Von Sydow.
Colin Firth brings his usual reassuring presence to the British officer who looks on helplessly; but Vladimir Putin is nowhere to be seen, his glacial lack of concern for the lives of his own forces already evident as early as 2000.