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Under the Surface (2024)

Documentary | 75 minutes
3,12 4 votes

Genre: Documentary

Duration: 75 minuten

Country: Belgium

Directed by: Guido Verelst

IMDb score: 6,8 (12)

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Under the Surface plot

Anne is 33 and dreams of living underwater as a mermaid. She has ASD and a visual impairment. Underwater she is free and happy, stripped of the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Above water, however, it is less easy for her to live independently. She is slowly rebuilding her life, together with her boyfriend - who looks suspiciously like Prince Erik in The Little Mermaid.

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In the night of 12 to 13 April 1989, Marianne gave birth to daughter Anne after only 6½ months of pregnancy, who weighed 900 grams and was finally allowed to leave the hospital after two cerebral haemorrhages and 3 months on a ventilator. She turned out to be visually impaired and autistic and had been very dependent on the care of her parents for a long time. A few years ago, the family discovered that Anne's premature birth was directly linked to the medicine DES that Marianne's mother used on doctor's advice because it was supposed to benefit her pregnancy. Despite this double trauma, Anne, "the Kempen mermaid", is fully committed to realising her big dream: swimming independently as a mermaid (inspired by her favourite Disney character Ariel) in the sea near Crete. That passion keeps her going, but her mother in particular has difficulty letting go of her now 33-year-old daughter. With a support group, the family fights for recognition for what was done to them, but Verelst finds exactly the right balance between informing about a public scandal and telling an inspiring story about finding your own strength in pursuing your dreams, aided by beautiful camera work and a subtle, atmospheric musical score.

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