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Last Breath

Last Breath is a deep-sea survival documentary directed and produced by Richard da Costa and made by Floating Harbour / MetFilm. The project grew out of Lifeline (2012), a 45-minute film Richard made after meeting saturation diver Chris Lemons and the dive support vessel team involved in the incident. Developed into a feature with finance from Netflix, BBC, Creative Scotland and ARTE, the film was produced on a £1.34m budget and premiered in London, with its international premiere at Hot Docs in Toronto.

Built from first-hand testimony, ROV archive and carefully staged reconstructions, Last Breath reconstructs the minutes that followed when Chris was cut off on the seabed with only five minutes of oxygen and no immediate rescue. The film won four RTS West awards in 2020: Best Documentary, Best Sound, Best Composer and Best Editing. It reached number one on Netflix and streamed worldwide from 2019 to 2024. The story was later dramatised as a Hollywood feature, on which Richard da Costa was credited as executive producer. See also Emission Impossible, our Hot Docs documentary for ZeroAvia, and our featured films.

WHERE CAN I WATCH LAST BREATH?

Last Breath is available to rent or buy on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV.

TIME OUT REVIEW

"This gripping subsea documentary is so taut and claustrophobic, it will have you gasping for air." Phil de Semlyen

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