Luc Besson will shoot a film about the sinking of the Russian submarine “Kursk” – the Russian newspaper

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French director, producer and screenwriter Luc Besson confirmed his plans to film a drama about the Russian submarine “Kursk” sank sixteen years ago in the Barents Sea

The first information about possible picture appeared in the summer of last year. The publication Variety reported that the film company Besson’s EuropaCorp recruited in the director’s chair Dane Martin Zandvlieta ( “Funny People”), and the script will write the American Robert Rodet (nominated for “Oscar” for “Saving Private Ryan”), based on the book by Robert Moore “Time die: The Untold story of the tragedy of “Kursk”

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Now, after a brief lull, the preparatory, Besson came close to business As the “Echo of Moscow”, the producer turned to the management of the Defense Ministry of culture. the Russian Federation, and soon the French delegation will arrive in Russia to inspect objects for shooting.

The nuclear submarine “Kursk” sank on August 12, 2000 during exercises of the Northern fleet of the Russian Federation at a depth of 108 meters, in the tragedy killed 118 sailors . It was established that the death of the submarine occurred “as a result of the explosion, the center of which is localized at the site of a training torpedo location.” in accordance with the presidential decree all on board were posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, and the captain was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.

EuropaCorp – studio, founded by Pierre-Anzhem Le Pogam and Besson, owning 62% of the company, in 2000. EuropaCorp is responsible for the franchise “Taxi”, “Yamakasi”, “carrier”, “Crimson Rivers”, “The Hitman,” “Arthur and the Invisibles,” “Hostage”.

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