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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 Kormakur's film suggests that the enigma of Gulli can somehow be found in his peasant humility, his connections to his community. Rated: 3/4 Aug 9, 2013 Full Review Peter Howell Toronto Star 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. Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 8, 2013 Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) [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. Rated: 4/5 Jul 18, 2013 Full Review Cory Woodroof 615 Film 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. Oct 21, 2022 Full Review Daniel Green CineVue 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. Rated: 2/5 Feb 26, 2019 Full Review PJ Nabarro Patrick Nabarro 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. Rated: 3/5 Dec 16, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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andrea c 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. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/27/24 Full Review Audience Member ....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........ Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Slight but moving tale that skips melodrama and leaves you idly wondering about its central message. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 ! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member A great little film with an outstanding performance by the central character. Gently paced for maximum effect Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Baltasar Kormákur

Director

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Gulli

Joi Johannsson

Palli

Theodór Júlíusson

Gulli's Father

Björn Thors

Hannes

Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir

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Movie Info

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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