The film begins in the 1980s Soviet Union. Two best friends, Orlov and Muravyev, are serving at the Black Sea Navy Base in Sevastopol, Crimea. Both fall in love with one beautiful girl Nelly, and their friendship suffers a first blow. Because she picks Muravyev, his friend Orlov struggles with an inferiority complex and becomes a secretive alcoholic. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, both friends are transferred to the Northern Fleet on the Polar Ocean. One day their sub is performing a routine training. A disturbed WWII mine slowly moves on a collision course with the sub. A mighty blast knocks down everyone inside the wrecked sub, 72 meters below the sea level. Then ensues a nerve-racking struggle for survival.
Unfortunately the movie 72 Meters is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Vladimir Khotinenko | Director |
| Production | Nikita Mikhalkov | Producer |
| Writing | Aleksandr Pokrovsky | Novel |
| Writing | Vladimir Khotinenko | Writer |
| Writing | Valeri Zalotukha | Screenplay |
| Sound | Sergey Sashnin | Sound Director |
| Production | Sergei Gurevich | Executive Producer |
| Production | Anatoliy Maksimov | Producer |
| Production | Konstantin Ernst | Producer |
| Crew | Valeriy Derkach | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Inna Shterengarts | Casting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sergey Struchev | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lyudmila Pletnikova | Costume Design |
| Camera | Dennis Alarkon Ramires | Additional Director of Photography |
| Camera | Igor Votintsev | Additional Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Aleksandr Polevoy | VFX Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Arman Yakhin | VFX Supervisor |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Leonid Vereshchagin | Producer |
| Camera | Ilya Dyomin | Director of Photography |
| Production | Aleksey Karpushin | Producer |
