Danger...Like Passion...Runs Deep
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo 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. 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, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.
- 7.4
- 1988
- Released
- 2h 48m
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
Bruce Guerre-Berthelot
Young Jacques
Gregory Forstner
Young Enzo
Eric Do
Japanese Diver
Paul Herman
Taxi Driver in U.S.A
Franco Diogene
Receptionist
Konstantin Aleksandrov
Dolphin Trainer
Valentina Castellani
Lady in Elevator (uncredited)
Christian Gazio
Wedged Diver (uncredited)
Released
fr
$14,390,509.00
- #dying and death
- #friendship
- #suicide
- #diving
- #sports
- #parent child relationship
- #ocean
- #italy
- #competition
- #oxygen
- #sicily, italy
- #dolphin
- #apnoe-diving
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