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Submergence

  • 2017
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
9.7K
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James McAvoy and Alicia Vikander in Submergence (2017)
'Submergence' is a love story that takes us into the extremely different worlds of our two protagonists, Danielle Flinders (Alicia Vikander) and James More (James McAvoy). They meet by chance in a remote hotel in Normandy where they both prepare for a dangerous mission. They fall in love almost against their will, but soon recognize in each other the love of their lives. When they have to separate, we find out that James works for the British Secret Service. He's involved in a mission in Somalia to track down a source for suicide bombers infiltrating Europe. Danielle 'Danny' Flinders is a bio-mathematician working on a deep sea diving project to support her theory about the origin of life on our planet. Soon, they are worlds apart. James is taken hostage by Jihadist fighters and has no way of contacting Danny, and she has to go down to the bottom of the ocean in her submersible, not even knowing if James is still alive ...
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James and Danielle meet on vacation and fall in love. She's going to the dark North Atlantic bottom to find life. He's going to Somalia to find a terrorist but gets a dark cell.James and Danielle meet on vacation and fall in love. She's going to the dark North Atlantic bottom to find life. He's going to Somalia to find a terrorist but gets a dark cell.James and Danielle meet on vacation and fall in love. She's going to the dark North Atlantic bottom to find life. He's going to Somalia to find a terrorist but gets a dark cell.

  • Director
    • Wim Wenders
  • Writers
    • Erin Dignam
    • J.M. Ledgard
  • Stars
    • Alicia Vikander
    • Celyn Jones
    • Jannik Schümann
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    9.7K
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    • Director
      • Wim Wenders
    • Writers
      • Erin Dignam
      • J.M. Ledgard
    • Stars
      • Alicia Vikander
      • Celyn Jones
      • Jannik Schümann
    • 116User reviews
    • 110Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Alicia Vikander
    Alicia Vikander
    • Danielle Flinders
    Celyn Jones
    Celyn Jones
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    Jannik Schümann
    Jannik Schümann
    • Paul
    Jean-Pierre Lorit
    Jean-Pierre Lorit
    • Captain Anctil
    Marie-Anne Cambon Bonavita
    • Science Officer Marie-Anne
    Andrea Guasch
    Andrea Guasch
    • Maria
    Adam Quintero
    Adam Quintero
    • Gustavo
    David Lajoie
    • Ifremer Crew
    Julien Bouanich
    • Jonas
    Thibaut Evrard
    Thibaut Evrard
    • René
    Guillaume de Parceval
    • Ifremer Crew
    Loïc Corbery
    • Étienne
    • (as Loïc Corbery de la Comédie Française)
    Franck Rosazza
    • Franck
    James McAvoy
    James McAvoy
    • James More
    Godehard Giese
    Godehard Giese
    • Wolfgang
    Harvey Friedman
    Harvey Friedman
    • Bob
    Antoine Bouchayer-Mallet
    • Phillippe
    Jess Liaudin
    Jess Liaudin
    • Marcel
    • Director
      • Wim Wenders
    • Writers
      • Erin Dignam
      • J.M. Ledgard
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    User reviews116

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    7educerv

    Better than the critics say

    The movie is a bit slow and there's some scenes it could do without, but ultimately it is a good movie!

    It tells a beautiful story about love, loss, and hope; and if you're a James or Alicia fan it is definitely worth watching. Their performances are amazing and captivating, and you can feel the chemistry.
    7travis_landry23

    Definitely underrated.

    I am shocked at the negative feedback to this film. It is by no means perfect, but I was moved and genuinely enjoyed it.

    The Good: -The acting is fantastic from every performer. -the MUSIC -it's beautiful to look at
    • James's story I felt to be very interesting and compelling.


    The Negative: -I feel they took too long introducing the characters and letting their love form. On one hand, yes it's nice to not see feelings rushed and force you to try and care. But on the other hand the film isn't about them falling in love, it's about their passions for their respective causes, and that bringing out the best in both of them by seeing it through their love. -Danny's story wasn't near as interesting to me as James's was. Not because of the performances, but I believe the script could have used some tightening, and focused more on the purpose of her expedition instead of her not being able to focus on it because he hasn't replied to her.

    Overall:

    Solid film, I think it is a bit too long but at the same time I didn't expect it to end, it is very sad and makes you think for awhile after. It's honestly in my opinion, a great film to watch by yourself and just invest yourself into.

    7/10
    Gordon-11

    Beautiful scenery but really boring

    This film tells the story of a marine biologist and a secret agent, who meet during a holiday but are soon separated.

    The first half of the film is basically just Alicia Vikander and James McAvoy on the screen against a really beautiful background. The two leads are beautiful, and the scenery is astounding. The second half takes a turn and have no relationship whatsoever with the first half. The second half just drags on. Overall, the story is really boring. It is unfortunate that the filmmakers have concentrated on beautiful visuals and cinematography, at the expense of a plot.
    5Rob-O-Cop

    The end was missing

    Seriously, this movie ended without any destination being reached. It set it up quite well, but there was no point, no conclusion, no deep reveal, no destination traveled to, I really enjoyed the scenery and some of the dialog, it was like a class on marine biology, and some average concepts on life, but then it just left it there, nothing...... Bit of a waste of the journey if you either don't have anything to say or you don't know how to convey it.
    4zolizolidus-35734

    It didnt work for me.

    I watched it at Göteborg film festival som days ago. I really wanted to like this but its just didnt click for me.

    The actors fail to sell the love story, they dont connect on the screen and that technobabble from Alicia Vikanders character doesnt make it better.

    Two parallell stories at once. For this to work the love story need to be sold, but it just doesnt work. I dont belive it when the main characters get outburst, the reaction feels to theatric and it becomes a make belive reaction for show.

    To really make the terrorist look bad and evil they put in things that just oversell the evilness of the terrorist. Yes I get it, they are the badguys but it becomes a bit to much.

    Sorry. I really wanted to enjoy this but it didnt work for me.

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    • Trivia
      The location in the Faroe Islands Is not Eidi but Bour.
    • Quotes

      James More: Death. It gets very real when you're watching somebody die in front of you. You're thinking, is this all I am? Is this all I added up to? And all the clichés are true. You're thinking, why now? Why did it have to be... this happen, before I realize what life truly is? It's direct, it's immediate, and it's their whole life exposed to you.

      Danielle Flinders: Did you think about your own death a lot?

      James More: I did, and I do.

      Danielle Flinders: I've heard people telling me that they've had those exact same thoughts when they fell in love.

      James More: No, you don't die when you fall in love.

    • Connections
      References L'Atalante (1934)

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    • Release date
      • April 6, 2018 (Spain)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • France
      • Spain
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Germany)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Arabic
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Giữa Những Đại Dương
    • Filming locations
      • Faroe Islands(Eiði)
    • Production companies
      • Splashprod
      • Backup Media
      • Green Hummingbird Entertainment
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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $851,960
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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