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Black Sea

A recently-laid off submarine captain takes a job with a shadowy backer to search the depths of the Black Sea for a submarine rumored to be loaded with Nazi gold leftover from World War II. Tensions rise as the captain's crew, comprised of British and Russian sailors, find themselves at odds with one another under the sea.

Black Sea
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Cast:

Jude Law
Scoot McNairy
Ben Mendelsohn
David Threlfall

Director:
Kevin Macdonald

Producer:
Kevin Macdonald, Charles Steel

Written by:
Dennis Kelly

Distributor:
Universal International Pictures

Box Office:
$1.2 million

Metacritic Score:
62

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
82%

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