Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.
Acting
Cotillard's silent moments hit harder than dialogue
Direction
Audiard shoots bodies with devastating frankness
Cinematography
The ocean sparkles, life on land doesn't
Director
Jacques Audiard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marion Cotillard performed with actual orcas at Marineland Antibes; no CGI was used for her underwater sequences.
The film reimagines Craig Davidson's short story collection, merging two separate narratives into one unlikely love story.
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