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Last Breath

Directed by: Alex Parkinson, Richard da Costa
Runtime: 1hr 26min Year: 2019
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Directed by: Alex Parkinson, Richard da Costa
Runtime: 1hr 26min Year: 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Last Screened: Thu 18th Apr 2019

Imagine being lost at the bottom of the North Sea with no light or insulation and 5 minutes left of oxygen – and no sign of rescue in sight. Last Breath’s race-against-time story about deep-sea diver Chris Lemons will leave you gasping for air.

Experience the terrifying, life-or-death true story of commercial deep-sea diver Chris Lemons in Last Breath. Lemons had spent weeks in a claustrophobic decompression chamber with his diving partner, preparing for their routine maintenance dive to a North Sea oil well off the coast of Scotland. Once submerged, the pair were tethered to the ship by umbilical cords providing light, oxygen and pumping heated water around their suits to protect them from dangerous sub-zero temperatures.

When a storm caused total loss of control for the ship, it became a race to get the divers back to safety. With a combination of interviews with colleagues, reconstruction, and Lemons’ own footage, Last Breath is a visceral story of how it feels to be lost on the North Sea bed, with 5 minutes of oxygen, and a rescue team over 30 minutes away.