In 2012, three deep-sea divers were on a routine operation in the North Sea when one of them became trapped underwater. Liu had to dive in deep, dark water in order to recreate the harrowing rescue.

Last Breath is the latest true story thriller to premiere in theaters, offering a shocking look into a real deep-sea rescue mission.

Get to know the "absolutely astonishing" true story behind the new movie "Last Breath," which chronicles a 2012 deep-sea diving accident.

Alex Parkinson tells TheWrap why he had to fight to land the job of adapting his own acclaimed documentary from 2018.

Woody Harrelson and Simu Liu race to save a deep-sea diving colleague in this dramatization of a true-story search and rescue.

IndieWire’s David Ehrlich says there’s not much depth to the Last Breath, and it’s creatively redundant, with its 2019 documentary. However, as a “simple but suspenseful” genre exercise, it works because some situations are so unbelievable they belong in a Hollywood script. He grades it a B- and says:

Imagine being trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean surface. 'Last Breath' is a nail-biting film based on the true story of the rescue of a diver.

In September 2012, while attempting to repair an oil pipeline off the coast of Scotland, the diving support ship Bibby Topaz lost control of the automated system of thrusters that held it in place above the repair crew. Buffeted by winds and swells, the ship began to drift away from the divers, 300 feet below on the ocean floor.

“Last Breath” continues an ongoing trend of fictionalized remakes of the events covered in a prior documentary. This movie uses the 2019 documentary of the same name as its basis. Both films were directed by Alex Parkinson, who uses real-life footage of the people involved during the closing credits of this fictionalized version.

iSpot shows that Focus spent roughly half on TV linear ads for Last Breath ($5.1M) than they did for their second-highest grossing hit of all-time stateside, Nosferatu ($10.9M), but that not far from their Oscar nominated Best Picture, Conclave ($6.1M).

The captivating story, inspired by a real accident, leaves the audience holding their breath along with the actors on screen. Standout performances included Simu Liu (David Yuasa), Woody Harrelson (Duncan Allock) and Finn Cole (Chris Lemons). Their portrayals of the members on the team are heartbreaking and raw.

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