Underplayed Gems

Diving into the Unknown (2016)

Diving into the Unknown poster
Original title
Takaisin pintaan
Directed by
Juan Reina
Genre
documentary film
Country
Finland
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
18A
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

After two friends drown in a Norwegian underwater cave, the official recovery operation is called off. The rest of their diving team mounts a secret and dangerous mission to bring the bodies back themselves.

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What happens

Diving into the Unknown (Finnish: Takaisin pintaan) is a 2016 Finnish documentary film directed by Juan Reina. Four Finnish cave divers face their worst nightmare when two of their friends drown deep inside an underwater cave in Norway. When the official recovery operation is called off by the Norwegian and British authorities after being deemed too risky, the friends set out on a secret mission to retrieve the bodies themselves. The film premiered at the 2016 Docpoint Helsinki on 27 January 2016 and had its international premiere in Visions du Réel film festival, Switzerland in April 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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