

Mariel is a veteran elite diver who has one last chance at the Olympic Games. However, when a terrible truth comes to light, Mariel faces her biggest personal question: Is winning her true dream?
Acting
Karla Souza's controlled unraveling—silence louder than screams.
Direction
Puenzo weaponizes underwater tension; pools become claustrophobic traps.
Cinematography
Murky training pools vs sterile Olympic blue—visual metaphor perfection.

Director
Lucía Puenzo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Karla Souza drew from her own #MeToo experience as a young actor, making Mariel's paralysis viscerally authentic.
The real case behind this—Mexican diver Paola Espinosa's allegations against her coach—was buried for years until other athletes corroborated.