Alicia Vikander And James McAvoy Are Under Pressure In The Submergence Trailer

Submergence

by James White |
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Just a few days ago, we brought you an exclusive look at an image from Wim Wenders' latest, Submergence. The trailer for the romantic drama has now arrived and you can see it below.

Submergence, which Erin Dignam adapted from J.M. Ledgard's novel, finds two lovers, separated by thousands of miles as they both face life-or-death situations. James McAvoy is James Moore, a British intelligence agent who has fallen afoul of jihadist fighters in Somalia. As he endures his captivity, his thoughts drift to marine bio-mathematician Danielle Flinders (Alicia Vikander), the women he fell for after they met the previous Christmas at a swanky, remote retreat. She, meanwhile, is thinking of him as her submersible explores the depths of the ocean floor, and gets into its own danger in the murky waters.

Plenty of scope for thematic resonance here, but can Wenders capture the feel of his best? Having two proven stars doesn't hurt, and the film will be out in the UK on 18 May, and will be playing at the Glasgow Film Festival on 23 and 24 February.

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