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The Deep Med

The Deep Med

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 12, 2020

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

90%

Original Title

Planète Méditerranée

Production Companies

ARTE, Andromède Océanologie, LGB

Director

Gil Kébaïli

Description

The Mediterranean. Because people have been travelling there for thousands of years, it is believed to be without secrets. And yet, far below its surface, lie vast unexplored territories, luxurious gardens worthy of the finest tropical coral reefs. These natural wonders are inaccessible to the traditional diver, in a twilight zone, between 60 and 120 m, where there’s less than 1% of sunlight. If diving at such depths is always a challenge, staying there is a fantasy, a utopia that becomes reality in Planet Mediterranean. In the tradition of Commander Cousteau and his "houses under the sea," the team of diver-photographer Laurent Ballesta is undertaking a new world-record setting mission in complete freedom and without time limit.