Storyline
In a room with no windows on the eastern coast of Africa, an Englishman, James Moore, is held captive by jihadist fighters. Thousands of miles away on the Greenland Sea, Danielle Flinders prepares to dive in a submersive to the ocean floor. In their confines they are drawn back to the Christmas of the previous year, where a chance encounter on a beach in France led to an intense and enduring romance.
Directors
Cast
James McAvoy, Alexander Siddig, Jess Liaudin, Reda Kateb, Alicia Vikander, Alex Hafner, Harvey Friedman, Adam Quintero, Celyn Jones, Godehard Giese, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Jannik Schümann, Audrey Quoturi, Clémentine Baert, Karim Wallet, Julien Bouanich, Loïc Corbery, Andrea Guasch, Matthew Gallagher, Hakeemshady Mohamed, Thibaut Evrard, Adama Barry, Virgile Sicard
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Reviews
70
James McAvoy and Alicia Vikander make a photogenic pair in this sometimes sweepingly romantic film, the most roundly satisfying fiction feature Wenders has made since, well, that first one about the angel so in love he gives up immortality.
60
Wim Wenders’ latest is a handsome production which, although it is rich with symbolism, is ultimately not quite as satisfying as it should be.
58
Choked by overwrought trappings and suffocated by an unforgiving narrative structure, Wim Wenders’ “Submergence” is only bolstered by a pair of sterling performances from stars Alicia Vikander and James McAvoy, both of whom somehow rise above the lackluster film they’re sunk into.
50
There are moments when the film has the ability to absorb us, however fleetingly.
50
Submergence is a soapy, melodramatic romance in quiet greys and limp emotions.
