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Breaking Surface

2020 · 82 min

A white-knuckle plunge into icy water and dwindling air, where every breath feels borrowed and hope is rationed.

Tagline
There is only you
Overview
Two Swedish/Norwegian half sisters go on a winter diving trip in Northern Norway, when they get trapped after a rockslide.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • isolation
  • fate
  • trauma
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension9
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Joachim Hedén
Written by
Joachim Hedén
Starring
Moa Gammel, Madeleine Martin, Lena Hope, Trine Wiggen, Maja Söderström, Olle Wirenhed, Jitse Jonathan Buitnik, Irma Hallberg
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
82 min
Country
Belgium, Norway, Sweden
Languages
Norwegian, Swedish

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