
Room(2015)
Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.


“Love has no limits”
While James More is held captive by terrorists in Somalia, thousands of miles away on the Greenland Sea, his lover Danny Flinders prepares to dive herself in a submersible into the deep bottom of the ocean, tormented by the memories of their brief encounter in France and her inability to know his whereabouts.

James McAvoy
James More

Alicia Vikander
Danielle Flinders

Celyn Jones
Thumbs

Alexander Siddig
Dr. Shadid

Alex Hafner
Bellhop

Harvey Friedman
Bob

Jean-Pierre Lorit
Captain Anctil

Loïc Corbery
Étienne

Adam Quintero
Gustavo

Julien Bouanich
Jonas
Submergence is a drama, thriller, romance film released in 2017 exploring themes of beach, france, based on novel or book, africa, somalia, romance. Directed by Wim Wenders, it stars James McAvoy, Alicia Vikander, Celyn Jones. While James More is held captive by terrorists in Somalia, thousands of miles away on the Greenland Sea, his lover Danny Flinders prepares to dive herself in a submersible into the deep bottom of the ocean, tormented by the memories of their brief encounter in France and her inability to know his whereabouts.
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