Kraken 2025

Overview

Kraken is a 2025 Russian science fiction monster film that incorporates elements of drama, action, and horror. Directed by Nikolai Lebedev, who co-wrote the screenplay with Aleksey Sidorov, the film features a cast including Alexander Petrov, Viktor Dobronravov, Aleksei Guskov, Diana Pozharskaya, Anton Rival, and Sergei Garmash. The plot follows the disappearance of a Russian missile submarine during a secret mission in the Greenland Sea. A search vessel is subsequently deployed to locate the submarine and secure a top-secret weapon before it falls into enemy hands. The search mission is led by a captain who is the brother of the missing submarine’s commander. Simultaneously, a geological research operation conducted at the North Pole disturbs the Kraken, a giant deep-water monster. This creature possesses an uncanny intelligence and the ability to camouflage itself. As the search party approaches the location of the missing submarine, they encounter the legendary beast. The film has a runtime of two hours and fourteen minutes and was released in Russia on April 17, 2025.