The Deep (2012)
1h 35m | PG-13
Based on an astonishing true incident that took place on the frigid seas off Iceland in 1984, The Deep fashions a modern-day everyman myth about the sole survivor of a shipwreck, whose superhuman will to survive made him both an inexplicable scientific phenomenon and a genuine national hero.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Studio: BlueEyes Productions
Genre: Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
as Gulli (Guðlaugs Friðþjófssonar)
Joi Johannsson
as Palli
Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir
as Halla
Theodór Júlíusson
as Gulli's Father
María Sigurðardóttir
as Gulli's Mother
Björn Thors
as Hannes
Reviews
Brilliant! A gripping true story about an Icelandic fisherman's worst nightmare; Sinking of the fishing vessel during a cold, stormy night in 1984. It is a man's remarkable struggle for survival, by swimming and surviving in icecold water (5 degrees celcius) for 6 hours! It left the whole world in awe, and scientists puzzled. The man in question is the humble and goodhearted fisherman Guðlaugur Friðþórsson (Gulli) - A most beautiful soul. In this movie, we are told about this inspiring man, and his incredible life in Iceland. Absolutely recommendable!