Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men (he even considers a school of dolphins as his extended family). As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.

Keywords: italy, suicide, diving, ocean, competition, oxygen, sicily, -italy, dolphin, apnoe-diving, parent-child-relationship, dying-and-death, friendship, sports,

Title: The Big Blue
Imdb rate: 7.6
Imdb votes: 47,570
Year: 1988
Language: French, English, Italian
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sport
Country: France, Italy, USA
Director: Luc Besson
Writers: Luc Besson (story), Luc Besson (screenplay), Robert Garland (screenplay), Marilyn Goldin (screenplay), Jacques Mayol (screenplay), Marc Perrier (screenplay)
Actors:
Rosanna Arquette
Jean-Marc Barr
Jean Reno
Paul Shenar

Awards: 3 wins & 6 nominations.