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Sink or Swim

2018-10-24 · 122 min · ★ 6.9

Drama · Comedy

40-year-old Bertrand has been suffering from depression for the last two years and is barely able to keep his head above water. Despite the medication he gulps down all day, every day, and his wife's encouragement, he is unable to find any meaning in his life. Curiously, he will end up finding this sense of purpose at the swimming pool, by joining an all-male synchronised swimming team.

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Directors
Gilles Lellouche
Production companies
Chi-Fou-Mi Productions, Les Productions du Trésor, Cool Industrie, StudioCanal, TF1 Films Production, Artémis Productions, VOO & Be tv, RTBF, Shelter Prod
Countries
France, Belgium
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mathieu AmalricMathieu AmalricBertrand
Guillaume CanetGuillaume CanetLaurent
Benoît PoelvoordeBenoît PoelvoordeMarcus
Jean-Hugues AngladeJean-Hugues AngladeSimon
Virginie EfiraVirginie EfiraDelphine
Leïla BekhtiLeïla BekhtiAmanda
Marina FoïsMarina FoïsClaire
Philippe KaterinePhilippe KaterineThierry
Félix MoatiFélix MoatiJohn
Alban IvanovAlban IvanovBasile
Balasingham ThamilchelvanBalasingham ThamilchelvanAvanish
Jonathan ZaccaïJonathan ZaccaïThibault
Mélanie DouteyMélanie DouteyClem
Noée AbitaNoée AbitaLola
Claire NadeauClaire NadeauLaurent's mother
Caroline GrantCaroline GrantBertrand's daughter
Guillaume Cloud-RousselGuillaume Cloud-RousselSon of Bertrand
Mathieu TorlotingMathieu TorlotingRomain, son of Laurent
Arno FefferArno FefferRoadie, Simon's manager
Erika SainteErika SainteDiane, Laurent's wife

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