Whiskey on the Rocks

TV Mini Series
2024

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7.0/10

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Inspired by the events of the 11-day standoff in 1981 between Sweden and the U.S.S.R. when a Soviet U-137 'Whiskey'-class submarine ran aground on rocks deep inside Swedish territorial water... Read allInspired by the events of the 11-day standoff in 1981 between Sweden and the U.S.S.R. when a Soviet U-137 'Whiskey'-class submarine ran aground on rocks deep inside Swedish territorial waters.Inspired by the events of the 11-day standoff in 1981 between Sweden and the U.S.S.R. when a Soviet U-137 'Whiskey'-class submarine ran aground on rocks deep inside Swedish territorial waters.

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The premise follows the unofficial Soviet explanation at the time, that a wild drinking party on board had caused the grounding. This was widely discredited by the Swedes as implausible for a number of reasons.

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The real-life captain, Anatoly Gushchin, was in his 30s, not an elderly man as depicted. The politruk, GRU officer Vasily Besedin, was the same age. Moreover, the Chief of Staff Josef Avrukyevich (sometimes named Avsukyevich) was on board as a supervisor with a role that has yet to be established, which the series omits.

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8/10

A brilliant mix of wit and Cold War comedy

This is a welcome satirical tale in dark times. We need more laughs, not less. I don't see the problem of doing a comedy based on true facts. This was a dramatic but also embarrassing event at the time it happened. A breath of fresh air for fans of Armando Ianucci and Jonas Jonasson. Clever script, wrapping uncomfortable truths in humor and absurdity.

For a Swedish production, the humor is biting, and often dark, but it's also grounded in very human moments.

Some great and tense wargame scenes.

Whiskey on the Rocks is an nice addition to the landscape of dark comedy and satires on television.

Emil_Gbg7
Jan 5, 2025
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