The read
Audiences rate it 40 points higher than critics do. It runs long at 2h 48m.
Synopsis
Childhood friends Jacques and Enzo share a passion for the danger of free diving. Jacques, following in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy, harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing patterns in the water, with his vital signs more closely resembling those of dolphins than men.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
Metacritic35/100
Audiences rate it 40 points higher than critics do.
1,615 audience votes
Key crew
- Luc BessonDirector
- Éric SerraOriginal Music Composer
- Luc BessonScreenplay
- Robert GarlandScreenplay
- Marilyn GoldinScreenplay
- Jacques MayolScreenplay
- Marc PerrierScreenplay
Cast
- Rosanna ArquetteJohana Baker
- Jean-Marc BarrJacques Mayol
- Jean RenoEnzo Molinari
- Paul ShenarDr. Laurence
- Sergio CastellittoNovelli
- Jean BouiseUncle Louis
- Marc DuretRoberto
- Griffin DunneDuffy
- Valentina VargasBonita
- Kimberly BeckSally
- Alessandra VazzolerLa Mamma
- Andréas VoutsinasPriest
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Themes
dying and deathfriendshipsuicidedivingsportsparent child relationshipoceanitalycompetitionoxygensicily, italydolphin
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