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The Command

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On Aug. 12, 2000, explosions aboard the Russian submarine Kursk cause it to sink during a naval exercise in the Barents Sea, leaving 23 survivors trapped below on the ocean floor. For the next seven days, members of a rescue team frantically work to reach the men before their dwindling oxygen supply runs out.
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The Command plumbs the depths of real-life disaster to tell an uneven yet reasonably diverting story of lives caught between bureaucracy and certain doom.

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Amy Nicholson FilmWeek (LAist) 10/01/2019
I was much less compelled by this film. I really was. Go to Full Review
Ed Potton The Times (UK) 07/13/2019
4/5
[T]his is a punchy and poignant piece of film-making from Vinterberg. Go to Full Review
Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) 07/12/2019
3/5
As a film, Kursk could have wound up much worse, though it has uneven visual effects and goes in for some frankly puzzling decisions, such as a bizarre switch-up in aspect ratios when the sub gets underway. Go to Full Review
Jason Adams My New Plaid Pants 07/06/2021
The Command is a dark movie, despairing, but righteously so. You feel its frustration Go to Full Review
Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site 08/06/2020
The Command is a taut, tension-filled movie, with all actors giving committed performances. Go to Full Review
Yasser Medina Cinefilia 07/25/2020
6/10
A conventional survival drama. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Jeff B Dec 7 Kursk: The Last Mission is about true events that depicts more hope than was the reality for the lives of the 118 personnel onboard. It is estimated that the few crew that did survive the initial explosions did so for less than 7 hours, the movie shows they were alive for days as several rescue attempts fail. A great cast including Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux and Colin Firth. Not much to the story, a torpedo explodes, 2 minutes later more torpedoes explode, and the Kursk sinks to the ocean floor. It has been reported that this was the first time in Russia that the survivor's families were decently compensated. See more @potato3334 Dec 4 Very under rated film. Better than anything that has come out of Disney since 2023. But, **spoilers** don't expect a fairy tail ending. See more Nigel S Aug 28 Well made and seems plausible that the Russian navy were incompetent. One can imagine the same thing happening under Putin. See more Thomas S Apr 23 Great movie, I watched it in Russian for the full immersion (hehe). Mathias is doing a fantastic job. And the chanting, omg See more Wink D 06/03/2024 This movie is worth a watch. It seems as though events in the sub were written by the main character on paper along w a letter to his wife. How accurate the events are, idk. How much additional drama was added, idk. It was very anticlimactic and feels almost as a script that doesn’t like the Russian leaders - maybe that’s true to life idk. In the end, it is a good story and while it could have been a bit more, it feels like it mostly faithfully told the story of the Kursk. See more Bob 12/13/2023 Das Boot Anus (i.e. kicks ass!) See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis On Aug. 12, 2000, explosions aboard the Russian submarine Kursk cause it to sink during a naval exercise in the Barents Sea, leaving 23 survivors trapped below on the ocean floor. For the next seven days, members of a rescue team frantically work to reach the men before their dwindling oxygen supply runs out.
Director
Thomas Vinterberg
Producer
Ariel Zeitoun
Screenwriter
Robert Rodat
Distributor
Saban Films
Production Co
EuropaCorp, Belga Productions, Saban Films
Rating
PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Strong Language|Intense Disaster-Related Peril)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 21, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 21, 2019
Runtime
1h 57m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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