Directed and written by Joachim Hedén, the 2020 Swedish survival thriller is a lean, 82-minute tension machine that effectively utilizes its stark, frigid setting to deliver a visceral experience. Plot Summary: A Winter Dive Gone Wrong
as Ida, the sister forced to find her inner strength. Breaking Surface YIFY
serves as both writer and director, steering the film away from supernatural tropes in favour of relentless, grounded realism. Critical Reception Breaking Surface – Review - I Love Disaster Movies! Directed and written by Joachim Hedén, the 2020
as Anne, the sisters’ mother, whose complicated past with her daughters adds emotional weight to the crisis. Critical Reception Breaking Surface – Review - I
Set against the breathtaking but unforgiving backdrop of the Norwegian coastline (filmed largely in the Lofoten Islands), the story follows half-sisters Ida and Tuva on a post-Christmas winter diving trip.
The routine adventure takes a catastrophic turn when a sudden rockslide traps Tuva (Madeleine Martin) beneath a massive boulder at a depth of 30 meters on the ocean floor. With her equipment, car keys, and phone buried on the surface and no one around to help, the less-experienced Ida (Moa Gammel) must battle panic, equipment failures, and dwindling oxygen supplies in a desperate race to save her sister.
The film relies heavily on the powerful, gritty performances of its two leads: