Black Ocean (Noir océan) 12 years old

Though its aftertitles detailing the history of French nuke experiments suggest otherwise, writer/director Marion Hänsel’s Black Ocean is not a political treatise or a history lesson, instead taking advantage of the remote, isolated environments in which the experimentation took place – as well as the monumental imagery of the act itself – in order to communicate a more universal story about the power of awe. Ocean principally follows three young sailors on a French naval vessel in 1972, who are on course for an unknown destination in order to help carry out the bomb tests they’ve yet to personally witness. The film is essentially divided into two parts: before and after the blast.

Credits

Black Ocean Cast

Name	Character
Adrien Jolivet He was 29, now 42 years old	as Moriaty
Romain David He was 29, now 42 years old	as Da Maggio
Nicolas Robin He was 23, now 36 years old	as Massina

Black Ocean Crew

Name	Department
Marion Hänsel as Director. She was 62 (now 75) years old	Directing
Marion Hänsel as Writer. She was 62 (now 75) years old	Writing