The film relies heavily on the powerful, gritty performances of its two leads:
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!
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.
as Anne, the sisters’ mother, whose complicated past with her daughters adds emotional weight to the crisis.
The film relies heavily on the powerful, gritty performances of its two leads:
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!
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.
as Anne, the sisters’ mother, whose complicated past with her daughters adds emotional weight to the crisis.