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Black Sea

Synopsis

A rogue submarine captain (Jude Law) who, after being laid off from a salvage company, pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumoured to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and desperation take control onboard their claustrophobic vessel, the increasing uncertainty of the mission causes the men to turn on each other to fight for their own survival.

Details

Year
2014
Type of film
Features
Running time
115 minutes
Director
Kevin Macdonald
Producer
Kevin Macdonald, Charles Steel
Executive Producer
Jim Cochrane, Merve Hazradin, Tessa Ross
Editor
Justine Wright
Screenwriter
Dennis Kelly
Director of Photography
Christopher Ross
Production Designer
Nick Palmer
Sound
Glenn Freemantle
Composer
Ilan Eshkeri
Principal cast
Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Jodie Whittaker, Karl Davies

Genre

Action

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Cowboy Films

40 Langham Street
London
W1W 7AS

Sales Company

Focus Features International (FFI)

26 Aybrook Street
London
W1U 4AN

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