The Dive

"The calmer you are, the less air you lose."

2023 1h 31m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 247

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Two sisters go diving at a beautiful, remote location. One of the sisters is struck by a rock, leaving her trapped 28 meters below. With dangerously low levels of oxygen and cold temperatures, it is up to her sister to fight for her life.

“The calmer you are, the less air you lose.”

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Cast

Louisa Krause
May
Sophie Lowe
Drew
Stella Uhrig
Young Drew
Shire Richardson
Young May
David Scicluna
Father

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Maximilian Erlenwein
Writers: Joachim Hedén, Maximilian Erlenwein
Languages: English
Countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Malta, United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 5 countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Malta, United Kingdom.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Maximilian Erlenwein, shot by Frank Griebe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Volker Bertelmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Philipp Thomas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Louisa Krause and Sophie Lowe and Stella Uhrig carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The calmer you are, the less air you lose.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13566172 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Maximilian Erlenwein directs. Frank Griebe behind the camera. Volker Bertelmann scores. Philipp Thomas cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium, France, Germany, Malta, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 3 years ago.
2International production across 5 countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Malta, United Kingdom.
3Directed by Maximilian Erlenwein, shot by Frank Griebe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Volker Bertelmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Philipp Thomas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Louisa Krause and Sophie Lowe and Stella Uhrig carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The calmer you are, the less air you lose.".
8IMDB entry: tt13566172 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "affectation", "remake", "angry", "desperate".

The technical file

Cinematography: Frank Griebe
Original score: Volker Bertelmann
Editing: Philipp Thomas
Production design: Benedikt Herforth
Costume design: Maren Esdar
Makeup / hair: Stefanie Gredig
VFX supervisor: Martin Jurado
Sound: Corinna Fleig
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $5,914
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Dive (2023)

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CinemaSerf2023-08-31
★ 6/10
Siblings "May" (Louise Krause) and "Drew" (Sophie Lowe) appear to have rather an uneasy relationship as they drive along a dirt track to dive off a remote section of coastline. All goes fine, until a sudden rockfall traps the former underwater and leaves the latter tasked with finding ways to replenish her sister's dwindling oxygen supply and get the boulder off of her foot! There are times when this film is actually quite funny - I really hope they had insurance for their hire car - and the underwater photography helps to generate quite a sense of the perilously claustrophobic at times. Unfortunately, as the story develops, it just becomes more and more preposterous and I began to hope there were sharks in the water. There are some rather pointless familial flashbacks intercut with the main theme that bring in their dad to the equation - I suppose to give us some indication as to why their relationship with each other (and with the water) is not what it might be, but the repetitive nature of the narrative soon wears thin and the original promise that there is only 20 minutes worth of oxygen left in her tank started to suggest that this might have worked better were it just a short film rather than a full length feature. I am not sure I'd bother if I were you.

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