Submergence (2017)

In a room with no windows on the eastern coast of Africa, a Scotsman, James More, is held captive by jihadist fighters. Thousands of miles away in the Greenland Sea, Danielle Flinders ... See full summary »

Director:

Wim Wenders

Writers:

Erin Dignam (screenplay), J.M. Ledgard (novel)

Stars:

Alicia Vikander, Celyn Jones, Jannik Schümann

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alicia Vikander	...	Danielle Flinders
Celyn Jones	...	Thumbs
Jannik Schümann	...	Paul
Jean-Pierre Lorit	...	Captain Anctil
Marie-Anne Cambon Bonavita	...	Science Officer Marie-Anne
Andrea Guasch	...	Maria
Adam Quintero	...	Gustavo
David Lajoie	...	Ifremer Crew
Julien Bouanich	...	Jonas
Thibaut Evrard	...	René
Guillaume de Parceval	...	Ifremer Crew
Loïc Corbery	...	Étienne (as Loïc Corbery de la Comédie Française)
Franck Rosazza	...	Franck
James McAvoy	...	James More
Godehard Giese	...	Wolfgang

Storyline

In a room with no windows on the eastern coast of Africa, a Scotsman, James More, is held captive by jihadist fighters. Thousands of miles away in the Greenland Sea, Danielle Flinders prepares to dive in a submersible to the ocean floor. In their confines they are drawn back to the Christmas of the previous year, where a chance encounter on a beach in France led to an intense and enduring romance.

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Plot Keywords:

terrorism | life philosophy | origins of life | spy | separation of lovers | 

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Taglines:

Separated by fate. Bound by destiny.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany] Official site [Japan]

Country:

Germany France Spain USA

Language:

English Arabic French

Release Date:

13 April 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Až na dno

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$852,319

Company Credits

Production Co:

Backup Media, Green Hummingbird Entertainment, Lila 9th Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the third time McAvoy will play a soldier (Atonement and Band of Brothers) and the third time Vikander will be in an ocean centric film (Tulip Fever and The Light Between Oceans)

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Quotes

Dr. Shadid: I am a doctor.
James More: Who keeps company with killers.

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Connections

References Yellow Submarine (1968)

User Reviews

A big pile of meh

This movie could have worked, and in some ways it really does. Though some people don't agree, I found the chemistry between Vikander and McAvoy to be good and very believable.

What wasn't at all believable was the script. Oh looordy, lord, there's some bad lines in there. Everything drowned in pointless talks about the ocean and suuuure it's an analogy and all, but yeezus give it a rest, will ya? The story isn't really there. It could have been an epic love story, but it's not - though that's not the actor's fault. Vikander and McAvoy give it everything they have to deliver those at times painful lines.

If you love everything else Vikander has done, you'll probably like this one as well. The male gaze is all over her, and it truly works.

The cinematography for this film is absolutely spectacular and almost worth the time just because of that (almost).