Breaking Surface

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Breaking Surface

2020,

1h 32m,

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A few days after Christmas, half-sisters Ida and Tuva set out on a winter dive in a remote part of the Norwegian coastline. Towards the end of the dive, a rockslide traps Tuva under water. As Ida surfaces to call for help, she discovers that the rockslide has struck above water as well, burying their equipment, phones and car keys--they are completely cut off from any chance of outside rescue. As the frantic race for survival unfolds, Ida is put to the ultimate test of character and forcefulness. During Ida's fight to save Tuva, a fractured sisterhood is exposed, and when all seems lost, the stakes rise beyond simple survival.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

Jan 12, 2021

3/5

Breaking Surface is a miniaturized version of another fabulous boulder-meets-water Norwegian flick, 2015's The Wave: an epic disaster movie on an intimate scale.

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

Dec 22, 2020

4/5

Instead of sharks and a required suspension of belief, writer/director Joachim Hedén opts for realism and ingenious situations, creating one of the most intense and propulsive survival thrillers in recent memory.

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Jessica Scott

Film Cred

Oct 17, 2022

Writer-director Joachim Hedén’s survival thriller Breaking Surface is a tense and heart-wrenching examination of sisterly bonds that are tested by a terrifying diving accident made all the more dangerous by the looming specter of unresolved family wounds.

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Peter Martin

ScreenAnarchy

Feb 22, 2021

4.0/5.0

Consistently surprises as it develops into a gripping story of survival.

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Margot Harrison

Seven Days (VT)

Jan 20, 2021

3.5/5

Writer-director Joachim Hedén has created a pared-down, efficient thriller that evokes all the frustration of those days when not one damn thing goes right for us - only with life-or-death stakes.

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Alex Saveliev

Film Threat

Jan 7, 2021

7/10

Will Breaking Surface redefine survival thrillers? Most likely not. But it's a lean, mean little tension machine. You'll be chilled to the bone.

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A few days after Christmas, half-sisters Ida and Tuva set out on a winter dive in a remote part of the Norwegian coastline. Towards the end of the dive, a rockslide traps Tuva under water. As Ida surfaces to call for help, she discovers that the rockslide has struck above water as well, burying their equipment, phones and car keys--they are completely cut off from any chance of outside rescue. As the frantic race for survival unfolds, Ida is put to the ultimate test of character and forcefulness. During Ida's fight to save Tuva, a fractured sisterhood is exposed, and when all seems lost, the stakes rise beyond simple survival.

Director: Joachim Hedén
Producer: Julia Gebauer, Jonas Sörensson
Screenwriter: Joachim Hedén
Distributor: Doppelgänger Releasing
Production Co: Screen Flanders, Umedia, Way Feature Films, Film i Skåne, Filmfond Nord, Film i Väst, Way Creative Films, Wegge Films
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Swedish
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 9, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2020
Runtime: 1h 32m

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