Vincent has an extraordinary ability: his strength and reflexes increase tenfold when in contact with water. To make full use of this gift, he settles in a region with many lakes and rivers, which is isolated enough to allow him to live a peaceful life. Then, one day, during an aquatic escapade, he encounters Lucie.
Direction
Salvador directs himself with charming restraint, never overplaying the gimmick.
Cinematography
Water becomes a character—intimate, threatening, and magical.
Writing
Deceptively simple: builds entire emotional logic around one absurd rule.
Director
Thomas Salvador
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Thomas Salvador spent two years developing the water effects on a shoestring budget, often filming in actual freezing French lakes.
The film quietly subverts American superhero cinema: Vincent's power brings him no glory, only inconvenience and loneliness.
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