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The Deep

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The sole survivor of a tragic shipwreck tries to survive in the freezing ocean off the coast of Iceland.
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Liam Lacey Globe and Mail 08/09/2013
3/4
Kormakur's film suggests that the enigma of Gulli can somehow be found in his peasant humility, his connections to his community. Go to Full Review
Peter Howell Toronto Star 08/08/2013
3.5/4
Even knowing the outcome ... doesn't diminish the intensity and awe of watching it recreated in this deftly framed docudrama by prodigious Icelandic auteur Kormakur. Go to Full Review
Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) 07/18/2013
4/5
[Gulli's] story's pretty remarkable. But this film achieves a real kind of lonely magic when he's bobbing on the waves under the night sky, talking to a gull. Go to Full Review
Cory Woodroof 615 Film 10/21/2022
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson is spectacular in such a difficult performance, one that purely relies on body language to show the depths of pain this guy went through to survive. Go to Full Review
Daniel Green CineVue 02/26/2019
2/5
Our protagonist is watchable at all times thanks to a decent lead turn from Ólafsson, but remains hamstrung by Kormákur journeyman-like approach to an extraordinary triumph of human spirit. Go to Full Review
PJ Nabarro Patrick Nabarro 12/16/2018
3/5
There's such a broody feel to proceedings; it's not realism as such, because there are mournful sequences where the fishermen disappear into the ether of the Atlantic Ocean. Go to Full Review
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andrea c 08/27/2024 Buon racconto in classico stile scandinavo, non esageratamente emotivo anche laddove ce ne sarebbero le lecite possibilità; che preferisce invece narrare la vicenda in maniera scientifica e lineare, senza flashback e con un ritmo regolare. La storia vera è senza dubbio incredibile e merita di essere raccontata seppure i punti focali della vicenda non sono molti. Molto interessante è il post salvataggio, con il racconto di un uomo solo che cerca di ritrovare serenità tra lutto e test di medicina che mostrano un lato quasi sempre trascurato di queste vicende che solitamente si concentrano sui momenti della sopravvivenza. Buon progetto con una durata consona al tipo di sceneggiatura. See more 07/02/2017 ....WARNING YOU HAVE GOT TO WATCH THE END OF THE CREDITS THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE AS SOMETHING HAPPENES AT THE END OF THE CREDITS THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE........ See more 09/15/2016 The Deep is probably a movie which will disgust you and make you sea-sick after a point, but at its best it is also a very moving film of ordinary, inexplicable survival. See more 09/02/2016 Slight but moving tale that skips melodrama and leaves you idly wondering about its central message. See more 05/02/2016 I was unaware that this was based on a true story until near the end, on finding this out I felt it intensified how brilliant the film was. It is a very dark, bleak style film, very tragic despite its simplicity but I loved it! A must watch ! See more 03/10/2016 A great little film with an outstanding performance by the central character. Gently paced for maximum effect See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis The sole survivor of a tragic shipwreck tries to survive in the freezing ocean off the coast of Iceland.
Director
Baltasar Kormákur
Producer
Agnes Johansen, Baltasar Kormákur, Egil Ødegård
Screenwriter
Baltasar Kormákur, Jón Atli Jónason
Production Co
Blueeyes Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Icelandic
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2016
Runtime
1h 33m
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