Into the Deep (film)

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Into the Deep
Directed byEmma Sullivan
Produced by
  • Mette Heide
  • Roslyn Walker
Cinematography
  • Cam Matheson
  • Henrik Bohn Ipsen
  • Lars Skree
  • Emma Sullivan
Edited by
  • Joe Beshenkovsky
  • Anders Refn
Music byDickon Hinchliffe
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • January 2020 (2020-01)(Sundance) [1]
Running time
90 minutes [2]
CountryDenmark
Languages
  • English
  • Danish

Into the Deep is a Danish documentary film that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020. [3] [4] It was directed by Emma Sullivan and filmed in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was planned to be released on Netflix, but the release was postponed indefinitely when some participants stated that they had not given their consent to participate in the film. [5] [6] Before a subsequent release, Netflix, Plus Pictures and Sullivan agreed to re-edit the film to remove those participants who did not wish to appear. [7] It was released globally on September 30, 2022. [8]

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Synopsis

In 2016, Emma Sullivan, an Australian filmmaker began documenting amateur inventor Peter Madsen. One year in, Madsen murdered Swedish freelance journalist Kim Wall aboard his homemade submarine. The film is based on footage from Madsen's lab in the period leading up to the murder, as well as subsequent interviews with members of Madsen's team. [9]

Reception

The version that premiered at Sundance festival holds a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. [10] The film is described as moving with "breathless speed". [11] [12]

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