Black Ocean

Overview

Though its aftertitles detailing the history of French nuke experiments suggest otherwise, writer/director Marion Hänsel’s Black Ocean is not a political treatise or a history lesson, instead taking advantage of the remote, isolated environments in which the experimentation took place – as well as the monumental imagery of the act itself – in order to communicate a more universal story about the power of awe. Ocean principally follows three young sailors on a French naval vessel in 1972, who are on course for an unknown destination in order to help carry out the bomb tests they’ve yet to personally witness. The film is essentially divided into two parts: before and after the blast.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 22, 2011

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

Belgium, France, Germany

Cast

Adrien Jolivet,Nicolas Robin,Romain David,Alexandre de Sèze,Jean-Marc Michelangeli,Steve Tran,Nicolas Gob,Antoine Laurent,Thibault Vinçon,Grégory Gatignoland 1 more

Director

Marion Hänsel

Writer

Marion Hänsel

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1722516