The odyssey
(Favourites DVDs)

Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (French, English), Subtitles (English)

Made in 2016

Based on the book 'Capitaine de La Calypso' by Albert Falco and Yves Paccalet

Cast: Lambert Wilson, Pierre Niney, Audrey Tautou, Laurent Lucas, Benjamin Lavernhe, Chloe Hirschman, Vincent Heneine, Thibault de Montalembert, Adam Neill, Martin Loizillon

Credits: director, Jerome Salle; writer, Jerome Salle; writer, Laurent Turner; music, Alexandre Desplat; cinematographer, Matias Boucard

Jerome Salle co-writes and directs this French biographical drama starring Lambert Wilson as legendary adventurer, biologist and film-maker Jacques Yves Cousteau. Deciding to make a career out of filming documentaries about life under the sea, the ambitious Cousteau restores his boat, the Calypso, and sets off to explore the oceans with his wife Simone (Audrey Tautou), eldest son Jean-Michel (Benjamin Lavernhe) and the rest of his small crew. Leaving his other son Philippe (Pierre Niney) at a boarding school, Cousteau films around the world and quickly gains respect as a successful broadcaster and ecologist. However, Cousteau's life is turned upside down when Philippe is killed in a plane crash, leaving Jean-Michel to try and support his father as he attempts to deal with the grief and continue with his career.

BBFC code: PG