• Director: Kathryn Bigelow
  • Release Year: 2002
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, Germany, United States, Canada
  • Language: English, Russian

K-19: The Widowmaker

Description

Russia launches its first nuclear submarine to great fanfare, but when the submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the captain isn't just concerned about saving his crew—he risks touching off a nuclear war if he cannot prevent the disastrous meltdown of his nuclear power core.

Themes

Soviet Union (U.S.S.R. 1922 – 1991), Cold War, Military history, Technology, Naval warfare, Submarine warfare, Cross-cultural interpretations, Literature