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The Odyssey (2016)

The Odyssey poster
Original title
L'Odyssée
Directed by
Jérôme Salle
Genre
adventure film, biographical film
Country
France, Belgium
Runtime
2h 02m
Rated
6
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 434 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film covers the life of oceanographer Jacques Cousteau and his son. They explore the sea and face conflicts about Cousteau's work and family.

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What happens

The Odyssey (French title: L'Odyssée) is a 2016 French-Belgian biographical adventure film directed by Jérôme Salle and written by Salle and Laurent Turner, based on the non-fiction book Capitaine de La Calypso by Albert Falco and Yves Paccalet. The film stars Lambert Wilson, Pierre Niney, and Audrey Tautou. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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