Childhood friends Jacques and Enzo share a passion for the danger 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 American insurance investigator, and finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.
Cast
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
Claude Besson
Jacques' Father
Bruce Guerre-Berthelot
Young Jacques
Gregory Forstner
Young Enzo
Eric Do
Japanese Diver
Jacques Lévy
Doctor
Paul Herman
Taxi Driver in U.S.A
Franco Diogene
Receptionist
Konstantin Aleksandrov
Dolphin Trainer
Luc Besson
Blond Diver (uncredited)
Valentina Castellani
Lady in Elevator (uncredited)
Christian Gazio
Wedged Diver (uncredited)
Crew
Luc Besson
Director, Screenplay, Story, Co-Producer
Marilyn Goldin
Screenplay
Marc Perrier
Screenplay
Jacques Mayol
Screenplay
Robert Garland
Screenplay
Olivier Mauffroy
Editor
Carlo Varini
Director of Photography
Gary Marcus
First Assistant Director
Patrice Ledoux
Producer
Dan Weil
Production Design
Nathalie Chéron
Casting
Lissa Pillu
Casting
Celestia Fox
Casting
Pat Orseth
Casting
Mimi Lempicka
Costume Design
Magali Guidasci
Costume Design
Geneviève Peyralade
Makeup Artist
Pierre Befve
Sound Designer
Gérard Lamps
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
François Groult
Sound Mixer
Jacques Lévy
Sound
Jérôme Lévy
Sound
Alain Lévy
Foley Editor
Éric Serra
Original Music Composer
Patrick Barthelemy
Set Decoration
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