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Submergence (2017)

Submergence poster
Directed by
Wim Wenders
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, France, United States, Spain
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 314 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A couple meets and falls in love on the coast of Normandy. Their separate professional missions take them to dangerous and isolated places, and the film cuts between these present-day dangers and memories of their romance.

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What happens

Submergence is a 2017 romantic thriller film directed by Wim Wenders, based on the novel with the same name by J. M. Ledgard. The film stars Alicia Vikander and James McAvoy. The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The story revolves around the characters' individual professional missions and flashbacks to their romance on the coast of Normandy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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