In Deep Waters (2014)

Original title

Dans les eaux profondes

Directed by

Sarah Van Den Boom

Genre

animation, drama

Country

France, Canada

Runtime

11h 57m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three people carry the emotional weight of a twin who died before they were born. The animated film shows how this early loss shapes their lives and their sense of identity.

contemplativemelancholicintimategentlesomberreflectiveunderstatedpoignant

What happens

In Deep Waters (French: Dans les eaux profondes) is a Canadian-French co-produced animated film, directed by Sarah Van Den Boom and released in 2014. An exploration of vanishing twin pregnancies, the film depicts three characters whose lives have been profoundly impacted by having had twin siblings who died in utero. The film's voice cast included Fred Bianconi, Denis Michaud, Béatrice Picard and Mathilde Van den Boom in the French version, and Julian Casey, Miranda Handford, Joanna Noyes and Richard Jutras in the English version. The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards. The film was one of the first short films selected for the National Film Board of Canada's new subscription video on demand service in 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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