Submerged in Fear: Bigelow’s Chilling Dive into ‘K-19: The Widowmaker “The K-19: The Widowmaker,” written by Joe Buffa, is an immersive and unforgettable journey of the deep, delving into the mysteries of the deep-sea freighter disaster that shook the wo

Submerged in Fear: Bigelow’s Chilling Dive into ‘K-19: The Widowmaker

“The K-19: The Widowmaker,” written by Joe Buffa, is an immersive and unforgettable journey of the deep, delving into the mysteries of the deep-sea freighter disaster that shook the wo

In the midst of the Cold War, a Soviet nuclear submarine threatens to explode. Claustrophobia guaranteed in this rather original and breathtaking film.

“K-19: the trap of the depths” returns to a Russian tragedy: on July 4, 1961, the nuclear submarine K-19 suffered damage to the cooling system of one of its reactors, eight sailors sacrificed themselves to enter the reactor compartment and will be fatally irradiated.

By Jacques Morice

Published on October 11, 2024 at 8:00 a.m.

Updated October 11, 2024 at 9:39 a.m.

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A good submarine movie should feel claustrophobic. This one isn’t bad, especially as it varies the catalog of required figures (sonar beep-beep, dial cracks, etc.). K-19 traces the mission of a Soviet submersible at the height of the Cold War, with a captain at its head who keeps the machine and the crew running at full speed. Until the fatal “pschitt” of a mega-leak and, with it, the risk of the outbreak of World War III.

We are less afraid of dying from drowning than from being irradiated. Charming perspective fueled by the obligatory sacrifice of men who take turns in a radioactive compartment to do a little wild plumbing, and who come out vomiting at

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