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ExcellentGoodWatch scoreSummary
The Diver is a hymn to diving and the aesthetics of movement. It is a dreamlike collage of movement, music and narration honouring the most beautiful sport there is. Helge Wasenius (b. 1927), The Grand Old Man of divers, is the principal character in the film, a colourful daredevil of the sport.
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 82GoodWatch 89
IMDb8.2
Released
2006
July 1, 2006
20 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
Finnish
Original language
Made in
Finland
Directing · 1
- P.V. Lehtinen Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Camera · 2
- Jyri Hakala Director of Photography
- Jyrki Arnikari Underwater Camera
Sound · 3
- Moby Music
- Sakari Salli Sound Designer
- Olli Pärnänen Sound Mixer
Art · 1
- Minna Jauho Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Elina Meriläinen Makeup Artist
- Satu Linerva Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Russell Halford VFX Artist
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