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A Balasaur Score of 67 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, Metacritic 47/100. Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
40-year-old Bertrand has been suffering from depression for the last two years and is barely able to keep his head above water. Despite the medication he gulps down all day, every day, and his wife's encouragement, he is unable to find any meaning in his life. Curiously, he will end up finding this sense of purpose at the swimming pool, by joining an all-male synchronised swimming team.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes81%
Metacritic47/100
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
1,607 audience votes
Key crew
- Ahmed HamidiScreenplay
- Julien LambroschiniScreenplay
- Jon BrionOriginal Music Composer
- Gilles LelloucheDirector
- Gilles LelloucheWriter
Cast
- Mathieu AmalricBertrand
- Guillaume CanetLaurent
- Benoît PoelvoordeMarcus
- Jean-Hugues AngladeSimon
- Virginie EfiraDelphine
- Leïla BekhtiAmanda
- Marina FoïsClaire
- Philippe KaterineThierry
- Félix MoatiJohn
- Alban IvanovBasile
- Balasingham ThamilchelvanAvanish
- Jonathan ZaccaïThibault
Stills
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Themes
synchronized swimmingcheerfulcomforting