Dykket (1989)
Also known as The Dive
Dykket (1989)
Also known as The Dive
Dykket
Dykket runs with the hook of a simple last-minute job before a planned vacation that goes very, very wrong. Which in the case of divers Gunnar (Bjørn Sundquist) and new partner Rolf (Eindride Eidsvold) starts as a ‘bounce dive’ – five minutes to inspect and turn on an underwater oil pipeline valve – and ends up putting themselves and outgoing partner Bricks (Michael Kitchen) in mortal danger.
There’s nothing like having one’s vacation ruined by an unplanned disaster, and director Tristan DeVere Cole milks every facet of the small diving operation on a medium-sized vessel with a helicopter port. We’re shown how things flow when every component is functioning, and then understand the increasing danger as every effort to bring the men back to the surface makes things worse.
31 Aug 1989