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The Sinking of the Laconia

2011 · 1 season

A tense, sobering wartime drama that balances claustrophobic submarine peril with moral weight and human cost.

Overview
The true story of the Allied ship Laconia, sunk in WWII by a German U-Boat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian crew

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • morality
  • death
  • betrayal
Places
  • sea
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, war & politics
Created by
Uwe Janson
Written by
Alan Bleasdale
Starring
Franka Potente, Ken Duken, Jacob Matschenz, Stefan Rudolf, Matthias Koeberlin, Frederick Lau, Andrew Buchan, Lindsay Duncan
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 90 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
Germany, United Kingdom
Languages
German, English

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