

A restless photographer leaves her family to "find herself" and takes up deep-sea diving.
Cinematography
Underwater sequences that feel like drowning in beauty.
Direction
Laurent's intimate, suffocating gaze on feminine restlessness.
Acting
Valverde's physical transformation—silence speaks everything.

Director
Mélanie Laurent
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mélanie Laurent cast María Valverde after seeing her in Spanish cinema; both women trained extensively with professional divers for months.
Laurent's pivot from actress to director mirrors Paz's artistic awakening—this is secretly autobiographical French cinema wearing a fictional mask.