Last Breath (2025)

Director: Alex Parkinson

Stars: Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, Finn Cole

A true story that follows seasoned deep-sea divers as they battle the raging elements to rescue their crew mate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface.

20,000 miles of pipeline sprawl across the bottom of the world’s oceans. They are maintained by saturation divers working at depths of up to 1,000 feet. It is one of the most dangerous jobs on Earth.

Based on fact, the film follows saturation divers Chris (Finn Cole), Dave (Simu Liu) and Duncan (Woody Harrelson) who are sent to replace a section of a pipeline in the North Sea, at a depth of 300 feet. They are lowered into the ocean in a diving bell from a ship, but when the ship malfunctions, it drifts away. Chris’ umbilical cord snaps, while Dave – still attached to the diving bell – is being dragged away.

Now, it becomes a race against time to save Chris before he runs out of air. ‘Last Breath’ is perfect in the sense that it is never too dramatic or too sentimental, and they even crack a joke every now and then to lighten the mood a bit. What I also enjoyed about the movie, is the fact there’s not a single unlikeable or cliched character.

I must be honest, I never expected the film to be so emotional. Wow, that caught me off guard, actually. Beautifully shot with a stunning musical score, and fantastic performances, ‘Last Breath’ is already one of my favourite movies of the year. This was very good.

It’s still way too early to mention award nominations, but ‘Last Breath’ already won the Truly Moving Picture Award at the Heartland Film Festival.

Would I watch it again? Yes.