Into the Blue
Into the Blue

Movie·2026

Into the Blue

An exceptional true story of resilience, hope and the power of love.

Country

France

Language

French

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The Story

Original title: Pour le meilleur

Philippe Croizon, a 26-year-old metal worker at Fonderies du Poitou, had no idea that his life would be turned upside down on March 5, 1994. On that day, the young father received three 20,000 V shocks while trying to dismantle the TV antenna hanging from the chimney of his house in Saint-Rémy-sur-Creuse. After two months in a coma, he woke up with all four limbs amputated. Thus began what he calls his "second life", which has enabled him to overcome his disability, meet his partner, Suzanna Sabino, and achieve some incredible sporting feats, including a swim across the English Channel in less than 24 hours.

Producer

Lionel Uzan

Cinematography

Antoine Roch

Music

Erwann Kermorvant

Editor

Benoît Quinon

Themes

amputationbased on true storyloveswimmingfamilydisabilityaccidentresiliencestorydramatruefeat

Production House

Willow Films
Federation Studios
France 2 Cinéma
Versus Production

Audience Score

70%

4 votes

Skip10%
Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection29%

Where to watch

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Cast

Pierre Rabine

Pierre Rabine

Philippe Croizon

Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux

Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux

Suzana Sabino

Corinne Masiero

Corinne Masiero

Valérie Carbonnel

Pierre Deladonchamps

Pierre Deladonchamps

Christian Sonderegger

Christian Sonderegger

Zinedine Soualem

Zinedine Soualem

Sandrine Bonnaire

Sandrine Bonnaire

Lolita Chammah

Lolita Chammah

Julien Le Berre

Julien Le Berre

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Crew

Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar

Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar

Director, Screenplay

Lionel Uzan

Lionel Uzan

Executive Producer

Erwann Kermorvant

Erwann Kermorvant

Original Music Composer

Antoine Roch

Antoine Roch

Director of Photography

Benoît Quinon

Benoît Quinon

Editor

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