
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.
Cast

Matthias Schoenaerts
Mikhail Averin

Léa Seydoux
Tanya Averina

Peter Simonischek
Admiral Vyacheslav Grudzinsky

Max von Sydow
Admiral Vladimir Petrenko

August Diehl
Anton Markov

Colin Firth
Commodore David Russell

Bjarne Henriksen
Russian Rescue Ship Captain

Magnus Millang
Oleg Lebedev

Artemiy Spiridonov
Misha Averin

Joel Basman
Leo

Pit Bukowski
Maxim

Matthias Schweighöfer
Pavel Sonin

Tom Hudson
Roman
Chris Pascal
Niko

Kristof Coenen
Sasha

Pernilla August
Oksana

Helene Reingaard Neumann
Vera

Martin Brambach
Kursk Captain Gennady Shirokov

Peter Plaugborg
Kursk Executive Officer Alexander Grekov

Guillaume Kerbusch
Torpedo's Room Midshipman Alexi Zhukov

Koen De Sutter
Admiral Ivakin (Peter the Great)

Gustaf Hammarsten
Lesser Admiral Mikhail Denisov (Peter the Great)

Aske Bang
Lt. Pulsky (Peter the Great)

Lars Brygmann
Priz Pilot Kasyenenko

Martin Greis-Rosenthal
Priz Pilot Ilyushin

Steven Waddington
Graham Mann (Seaway Eagle)

John Hollingworth
Lt. Bruce Hamil

Katrine Greis-Rosenthal
Daria Sonin

Josse De Pauw
Vadim Markov, Anton's Father

Feđa Štukan
Warehouse Worker Goncharov
Jehon Gorani
Warehouse Worker Oblomov

Miglen Mirtchev
Russian Captain Ivan Timoshenko
Mark Irons
Russian Head of the SVR Vladimir Laskutin

Zlatko Burić
Kulkin, Veteran Swimmer on Rudnitsky

Eva van der Gucht
Marina Lebedev

Geoffrey Newland
Rescue Team Diver Tony Scott
Danny van Meenen
Rescue Team Diver Paal Dinessen

Guido De Craene
Captain Calpin (Peter the Great)

Marjan De Schutter
Anastasia Dudko
Gabriela Cotet
Wife Daycare #1

Olga Markina
Wife Daycare #2
David Russell
Old Sailor New
Crew

Virginie Berland
Facial Setup Artist

Thomas Vinterberg
Director

Robert Rodat
Screenplay
Robert Moore
Book
Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Editor
Sigurður Eyþórsson
Co-Editor
Elodie Ly Tri
Online Editor
Isabelle Bassaglia
Assistant Editor
Marine Père
Assistant Editor

Anthony Dod Mantle
Director of Photography

Sinan Saber
First Assistant Director
Matthias Morard
Second Assistant Director
Carlota González-Hontoria Lefèvre
Second Assistant Director
Sophie Depraetere
Third Assistant Director
Roxana Raducanu
Third Assistant Director
Pierre Truong Tan Trung
Assistant Director
Candice Bibauw
Assistant Director
Nancy Ferri
Assistant Director

Luc Besson
Executive Producer
Lisa Ellzey
Executive Producer
C. Thomas Paschall
Executive Producer
Ray Wu
Executive Producer
Jean-Marc Debaty
Executive Producer
Claude Léger
Executive Producer
Constance D'Humières
Executive Producer
Raphaël Benoliel
Executive Producer
Arnaud De Senilhes
Executive Producer
Vincent Decalf
Executive Producer

Ariel Zeitoun
Producer
Jérôme de Béthune
Producer
Christophe Toulemonde
Producer

Fabrice Delville
Producer
Patrick Vandenbosch
Producer
Olivier Glaas
Line Producer
Bruno Amestoy
Line Producer
Laurent Hanon
Line Producer
Kathian Pascal
Line Producer
Clément Sentilhes
Line Producer
Mathieu Rubin
Line Producer
Oana Prata
Line Producer
Navarra Claudia
Production Assistant

Thierry Flamand
Production Design
Jo Vermaercke
Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Jimmy Wolf Nguyen
Assistant Camera
Thomas Vernimmen
Assistant Camera
Kevin Vidal
Assistant Camera
Luc Frisson
First Assistant "A" Camera
Wouter Dewilde
First Assistant "B" Camera
Ruby Van der Kooij
Second Assistant "B" Camera, Phantom Operator
Melodie Stevens
Post Production Supervisor
Toby Whale
Casting Director
Gigi Akoka
Casting
Hervé Jakubowicz
Casting
Mustapha Souaidi
Casting
Catherine Marchand
Costume Design
Anne Moralis
Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist
Brigitte Petit
Hairstylist
Géraldine Lemaire
Hairstylist
Robert Smedt
Hairstylist
Ludovic Constant
Hairstylist
Lili Dang-Vu
Assistant Hairstylist, Assistant Makeup Artist
Natascha Matheuwezen
Assistant Hairstylist, Assistant Makeup Artist
Vincent Respriget
Hairdresser
Evie Hamels
Makeup & Hair
Michelle Beeckman
Key Makeup Artist, First Assistant Makeup Artist
Marie Messien
Makeup Artist
Fanny Fallourd
Makeup Artist
Christine Giugno
Makeup Artist
Fabienne Adam
Makeup Artist, Special Effects Makeup Artist
Nathalie De Hen
Makeup Artist
Philippe Desiront
Second Unit Director
Patrick Otten
Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
Esteban Sanchez
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Martin Doepner
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Virginie Hernvann
Supervising Art Director
Thomas Delord
Assistant Art Director

Nicolas Becker
Sound Designer

Guillaume Bouchateau
Supervising Sound Editor
Clémence Stoloff
Assistant Sound Editor

Jean-Paul Hurier
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Johann Nallet
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, ADR Mixer
Jan Deca
Production Sound Mixer
Jeroen Heymans
Sound Assistant
Olga Pasternak
Sound Assistant
Vince Van Driesten
Sound Recordist
Pierre Picq
Boom Operator
Seppe van Groeningen
Boom Operator
Philippe Penot
Foley Artist
Florian Penot
Assistant Foley Artist
Jérémy Babinet
Foley Editor
Loïc Gourbe
Foley Mixer
Katia Boutin
ADR Supervisor
Margot Saada
ADR Editor
Lucien Richardson
ADR Editor
Aaron Keating
Chief Lighting Technician
Tinus Dam
Lighting Technician
Jamie Drossaert
Lighting Technician
Maxim Honoré
Lighting Technician
Koen Martens
Lighting Technician
Pol Stinders
Lighting Technician
Jean-Christophe Bourgeois
Special Effects Technician
Charlie Cantraine
Special Effects
Maurice Grégoire
Special Effects
Simon Malcom Cokes
Special Effects Assistant
Erwan Simon
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Daphnee Beaulieux
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Patricia Grant
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Sarah Roman
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Pascal Berger
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Pieter-Jan Uvyn
Dailies Manager
Audrey Thiery
Production Accountant
Liliane Wang
Production Accountant

Alain-Gilles Viellevoye
Finance

Bridget O'Driscoll
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Denis Warnier
Rigging Grip

Jean Christophe Delinaoumis
Rigging Grip
Dimitri Doulkeridis
Key Rigging Grip, Key Grip
Cinediving Wim Michiels
Underwater Camera
Lieven Baes
Set Decoration
Pascalle Willame
Set Decoration
Thomas Schouppe Topa
Set Designer
Mika Cotellon
Still Photographer
Bertrand Trividic
Electrician
Steven Soete
Electrician
Enguerrand Gicquel
Electrician
Korneel Moeyaert
Electrician
Dries De Paepe
Electrician
Mickaël Vigot
Electrician
Angèle Laroche
Electrician
Maarten Stoop
Electrician
Veerle Pipeleers
Best Boy Grip
Roxanne Gaucherand
Assistant Director Trainee
Dries Leerschool
Key Grip
Dominique Degand
Grip
Nicolas Lemoine
Grip
Joris Vandezande
Grip
Réginald Desy
Grip
Sarbu Gigi
Grip
Julien Covens
Grip
Gideon van Essen
Gaffer
Wim Temmerman
Gaffer
Chloè Acher
Digital Imaging Technician
Nora Thomas
Assistant Production Manager
Philippe Vaïsse
Assistant Unit Manager
Lisa Perousse
Assistant Unit Manager
Renaud Charlier
Additional Grip
Gladys Garot
Art Direction
Suzanne Martin
Crowd Assistant Director
Marianne Campos
Production Secretary
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