Into the Blue

"An exceptional true story of resilience, hope and the power of love."

20260 FR

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 5

DramaHistoryComedy

Synopsis

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Philippe Croizon, a 26-year-old metal worker at Fonderies du Poitou, had no idea that his life would be turned upside down on March 5, 1994. On that day, the young father received three 20,000 V shocks while trying to dismantle the TV antenna hanging from the chimney of his house in Saint-Rémy-sur-Creuse. After two months in a coma, he woke up with all four limbs amputated. Thus began what he calls his "second life", which has enabled him to overcome his disability, meet his partner, Suzanna Sabino, and achieve some incredible sporting feats, including a swim across the English Channel in less than 24 hours.

“An exceptional true story of resilience, hope and the power of love.”

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Cast

Pierre Rabine
Philippe Croizon
Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux
Suzana Sabino
Corinne Masiero
Valérie Carbonnel
Pierre Deladonchamps
Christian Sonderegger
Zinedine Soualem
Sandrine Bonnaire
Lolita Chammah

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Writers: Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Languages: French
Countries: France, Belgium

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

CAST

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Directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, shot by Antoine Roch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Pierre Rabine and Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux and Corinne Masiero carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An exceptional true story of resilience, hope and the power of love.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar directs. Antoine Roch behind the camera. Erwann Kermorvant scores. Benoît Quinon cuts. Produced in France, Belgium. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, shot by Antoine Roch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Erwann Kermorvant. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Benoît Quinon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Pierre Rabine and Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux and Corinne Masiero carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "An exceptional true story of resilience, hope and the power of love.".
9IMDB entry: tt39388788 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "amputation", "based on true story", "love", "swimming".