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Deep Rising

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5 years after Anote's Ark, Matthieu Rytz returns with this up-to-the-minute tale of geopolitical, scientific, and corporate intrigue that exposes the machinations of a secretive organization empowered to greenlight massive extraction of metals from the deep seafloor that are deemed essential to the electric battery revolution. Narrated by Jason Momoa, Deep Rising illuminates the vital relationship between the deep ocean and sustaining life on Earth. The documentary also follows mining startup The Metals Company, as it pursues funding, public favor, and permission from the International Seabed Authority to mine wide swaths of the Pacific Ocean floor. Rytz's fly-on-the-wall access observes extraction companies as they co-opt scientific studies and deliver pitches to investors, proposing how the costs of industrializing our Earth's last pristine environment can be justified to access metals they claim will benefit all of mankind. As oil conglomerates pivot investments to deep-ocean mining, Deep Rising examines humanity's destructive pattern of extracting materials for profit and asks why we don't choose, instead, to develop abundant resources to solve our energy problems.

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Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com Oct 27, 2023
1.5/4
It’s always a bad sign when you learn more from the information cards during the credits than during the documentary itself. Go to Full Review Lisa Kennedy New York Times Oct 26, 2023
The footage of iridescent creatures with billowing tentacles or translucent bodies mesmerizes but it also creates contemplative pauses amid the documentary’s facts, interviews and the damning history of the mining industry. Go to Full Review Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter Jan 22, 2023
Can be a frustratingly (and ironically, considering the subject matter) dry experience. Go to Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Oct 27, 2023
3.5/5
Rather than focusing on [the deep sea's] obvious wonders – those who fit the conventional beauty standards of humans – Rytz finds beauty in the strangeness of deep water creatures, inviting us to appreciate them on their own terms. Go to Full Review Morgan Rojas Cinemacy Oct 27, 2023
3/5
The story itself is presented in a fairly dry manner but there is creative respite in Ólafur Arnalds’ score, which is by far the standout of the film. Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Oct 24, 2023
A visually stunning, but repetitive and unfocused documentary that barely scratches the surface. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ari V @RT59419633 Apr 18, 2024 Probably my starkest case of 'guilty pleasure'. See more Alisha M @ennui_and_cats Dec 20, 2023 I think this movie is very important. People need to know what dipshit venture capitalists are trying mine from our oceans. See more Read all reviews
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Matthieu Rytz

Director

Jason Momoa

Narrator

Helen Scales

Screenwriter

Matthieu Rytz

Screenwriter

Matthieu Rytz

Producer

Jason Momoa

Executive Producer

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Synopsis 5 years after Anote's Ark, Matthieu Rytz returns with this up-to-the-minute tale of geopolitical, scientific, and corporate intrigue that exposes the machinations of a secretive organization empowered to greenlight massive extraction of metals from the deep seafloor that are deemed essential to the electric battery revolution. Narrated by Jason Momoa, Deep Rising illuminates the vital relationship between the deep ocean and sustaining life on Earth. The documentary also follows mining startup The Metals Company, as it pursues funding, public favor, and permission from the International Seabed Authority to mine wide swaths of the Pacific Ocean floor. Rytz's fly-on-the-wall access observes extraction companies as they co-opt scientific studies and deliver pitches to investors, proposing how the costs of industrializing our Earth's last pristine environment can be justified to access metals they claim will benefit all of mankind. As oil conglomerates pivot investments to deep-ocean mining, Deep Rising examines humanity's destructive pattern of extracting materials for profit and asks why we don't choose, instead, to develop abundant resources to solve our energy problems.
Director
Matthieu Rytz
Producer
Matthieu Rytz
Screenwriter
Helen Scales, Matthieu Rytz
Distributor
Abramorama
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 27, 2023, Limited
Runtime
1h 33m
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