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 | Valeri Zalotukha | Screenplay |
| Writing | Aleksandr Pokrovsky | Novel |
| Writing | Vladimir Khotinenko | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lyudmila Pletnikova | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Aleksandr Polevoy | VFX Supervisor |
| Production | Sergei Gurevich | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Igor Votintsev | Additional Director of Photography |
| Production | Anatoliy Maksimov | Producer |
| Production | Konstantin Ernst | Producer |
| Production | Inna Shterengarts | Casting Director |
| Visual Effects | Arman Yakhin | VFX Supervisor |
| Crew | Valeriy Derkach | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sergey Struchev | Costume Design |
| Sound | Sergey Sashnin | Sound Director |
| Camera | Dennis Alarkon Ramires | Additional Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Leonid Vereshchagin | Producer |
| Camera | Ilya Dyomin | Director of Photography |
| Production | Aleksey Karpushin | Producer |
