• 1988

  Release Date

• May 11th, 1988

• Runtime

• 168 minutes

• Synopsis

• Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques (Jean-Marc Barr) and Enzo (Jean Reno) are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men (he even considers a school of dolphins as his extended family). As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana (Rosanna Arquette), a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.

• CAST

• Jean-Marc Barr - Jacques Mayol,   Jean Reno - Enzo Molinari,   Rosanna Arquette - Johana Baker,   Paul Shenar - Dr. Laurence,   Sergio Castellitto - Novelli,   Jean Bouise - Uncle Louis,   Marc Duret - Roberto,   Griffin Dunne - Duffy,   Valentina Vargas - Bonita,   Kimberly Beck - Sally,   Alessandra Vazzoler - La Mamma,   Andréas Voutsinas - Priest,   Patrick Fontana - Alfredo,   Geoffrey Carey - Supervisor,   Jan Rouiller - Noireuter,   Pierre Semmler - Franck,   Pierre-Alain de Garrigues - Superintendent,   Claude Besson - Jacques' Father,   Bruce Guerre-Berthelot - Young Jacques,   Gregory Forstner - Young Enzo,   Eric Do - Japanese Diver,   Jacques Lévy - Doctor,   Paul Herman - Taxi Driver in U.S.A,   Franco Diogene - Receptionist,   Konstantin Aleksandrov - Dolphin Trainer,   Luc Besson - Blond Diver (uncredited),   Valentina Castellani - Lady in Elevator (uncredited),   Christian Gazio - Wedged Diver (uncredited)     

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