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Dave Not Coming Back

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Two high level scuba-divers and long-time friends, Don and Dave, broke a world record for depth in the Boesmansgat cave in South Africa. It would take them 15 minutes to reach the bottom, but 12 hours to surface. Having reached the bottom, against all odds, they find a body. They decide to come back and retrieve it. They call the parents, enroll 8 fellow divers, and hire a cameraman to document the dive. The camera will follow them throughout the preparation and the dive, including to the bottom of the cave. Little did they know that on that historic dive, Dave would not be coming back. In this time of over-performance driven by self-promotion and self-filming comes Boesmansgat, a story of loss and mourning where egoism and altruism, hubris and self-control, risk-taking and spirituality all go hand in hand. A cascade of choices and tense paradoxes that lead to a tragedy long foreseen, yet impossible to prevent.

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Steve Davis Austin Chronicle Nov 10, 2020
The film's core elements are firmly entrenched in the documentary genre. Regardless, few can deny the mourning and mortality on display here aren't the real thing. Go to Full Review
Carey-Ann Pawsey Orca Sound Dec 21, 2020
3.5/5
Another example of a documentary being filled with emotion. But this time in a rather unexpected place. Go to Full Review
Kat Hughes THN Dec 1, 2020
4/5
The real-life stakes serve to send the blood pressure sky-high and, despite knowing how the tale ends, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat. Go to Full Review
Carla Hay Culture Mix Nov 24, 2020
[Director Jonah] Malak keeps the pace and the tone of the movie consistently on the passion for deep-water diving, but Dave Not Coming Back is also a cautionary tale of how someone's life can be cruelly taken away during this high-risk activity. Go to Full Review
Ron Wilkinson It's Just Movies Nov 23, 2020
8/10
Comparable to the best adventure films ever made, writer/director Jonah Malak has captured a heart rending story of mankind's desire to go where they have no business going. Go to Full Review
Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Nov 19, 2020
3/5
Though it never quite grasps the additional dimension it's aiming for, there are moments when the film captures something of the existential wonder that deep diving can inspire. Go to Full Review
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Jonah Malak

Director

Jonah Malak

Writer

Jonah Malak

Producer

Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre

Producer

Marwan Haroun

Executive Producer

Bob Moore

Executive Producer

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Synopsis Two high level scuba-divers and long-time friends, Don and Dave, broke a world record for depth in the Boesmansgat cave in South Africa. It would take them 15 minutes to reach the bottom, but 12 hours to surface. Having reached the bottom, against all odds, they find a body. They decide to come back and retrieve it. They call the parents, enroll 8 fellow divers, and hire a cameraman to document the dive. The camera will follow them throughout the preparation and the dive, including to the bottom of the cave. Little did they know that on that historic dive, Dave would not be coming back. In this time of over-performance driven by self-promotion and self-filming comes Boesmansgat, a story of loss and mourning where egoism and altruism, hubris and self-control, risk-taking and spirituality all go hand in hand. A cascade of choices and tense paradoxes that lead to a tragedy long foreseen, yet impossible to prevent.
Director
Jonah Malak
Producer
Jonah Malak, Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre
Screenwriter
Jonah Malak
Production Co
Némésis Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 10, 2020
Runtime
1h 40m
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