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Freediver

Chronicles Alexey Molchanov's daring attempt to set multiple freediving world records in 2023, paying tribute to his late mother while confronting adversity and testing the boundaries of human endurance in this extreme sport.

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Michael John Warren

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Picturestart,Skydance Sports,GQ Studios,Boardwalk Pictures

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Self - World Champion Freediver

Alexey Molchanov

Self - Physiologist

Erica Schagatay

Self - Journalist

Self - Medical Safety Liaison

Jeroen Van Haudt

Self - Alexey's Wife

Elena Molchanova

Self - Author & Journalist

Self - Cardiopulmonary Supervisor

Self - World Champion Freediver

William Trubridge

Self - Alexey's Sister

Oksana Molchanova

Self - Alexey's Father

Oleg Molchanova

Self - Alexey's Aunt

Viktoria Selivanova

Self - Freediver & Underwater Photographer

Self - World Champion Freediver

Guillaume Néry

Self - Professional Freediver

Self - Freediving Safety Liaison

Marco Cosentino

Self - Vertical Blue Coordinator

Self - Owner, Camotes Freediving School

Thibault Guignes

Self - Head Medic

Irene Villaflor

Self - Psychologist

Oleg Bakhtiyarov

Self - Freediver & Chief of Neurosurgery

Self - Freediver & Oceanographer

Self - Freediving Instructor

Beatriz Minguez

Self - Freediving Commentator

Eliette Rutledge

Self - Deep Safety Diver

Kristine Zipfel

Self - Founder, Marine Megafauna Conservation

Self - Marine Biologist

Svetlana Barteneva

Self - Alexey's Mother, Freediving World Champion

Natalia Molchanova

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[ENIGMATIC CHORAL MUSIC PLAYING] - Freediver

[ENIGMATIC CHORAL MUSIC PLAYING]

NARRATOR: [ECHOING]
They ask why. - Freediver

NARRATOR: [ECHOING] They ask why.

So we return
to the giver of life, - Freediver

So we return to the giver of life,

[TICKING CONTINUES] - Freediver

[TICKING CONTINUES]

[TIMER BEEPING]
ERIKA: Please come up - Freediver

[TIMER BEEPING] ERIKA: Please come up

[BREATHES DEEPLY] - Freediver

[BREATHES DEEPLY]

[DEVICE BEEPS] - Freediver

I started studying Alexey
16 years ago, - Freediver

I started studying Alexey 16 years ago,

Freediving is a mental sport. - Freediver

Freediving is a mental sport.

I think I can--
[EXHALES, INHALES SHARPLY] - Freediver

I think I can-- [EXHALES, INHALES SHARPLY]

[CLOCK TICKING] - Freediver

[CLOCK TICKING]

[BREATHES DEEPLY] - Freediver

[BREATHES DEEPLY]

I hope by tomorrow
it's ready. [CHUCKLES] - Freediver

I hope by tomorrow it's ready. [CHUCKLES]

[BOTH LAUGH] - Freediver

[MUSIC FADES] - Freediver

I'm getting ready
for the season. - Freediver

I'm getting ready for the season.

And it's going down
with a weighted sled - Freediver

And it's going down with a weighted sled

And might be considered
the greatest freediving season - Freediver

And might be considered the greatest freediving season

ALEXEY: We can be fine
without water and food - Freediver

ALEXEY: We can be fine without water and food

And as soon
as we hold our breath, - Freediver

And as soon as we hold our breath,

JEROEN: Alexey is going deeper
than he has been before, - Freediver

JEROEN: Alexey is going deeper than he has been before,

Being on a sled, you can reach
deeper depths very quickly, - Freediver

Being on a sled, you can reach deeper depths very quickly,

DIRECTOR: It's possible
you could go down - Freediver

DIRECTOR: It's possible you could go down

[IN RUSSIAN] - Freediver

ADAM: [IN ENGLISH]
At a freediving competition, - Freediver

ADAM: [IN ENGLISH] At a freediving competition,

There are risks
we are willing to take - Freediver

There are risks we are willing to take

[GASPS] - Freediver

ANNOUNCER: Alexey Molchanov
making a world record attempt, - Freediver

ANNOUNCER: Alexey Molchanov making a world record attempt,

MAN 1: Five, four,
three, two, one. - Freediver

MAN 1: Five, four, three, two, one.

ADAM: As you go down
and down and down, - Freediver

ADAM: As you go down and down and down,

[DEVICE BEEPING] - Freediver

[DEVICE BEEPING]

LEIGH: When you go down
super deep, - Freediver

LEIGH: When you go down super deep,

If you don't have
that flexibility, - Freediver

If you don't have that flexibility,

LEIGH: As the pressure
gets bigger, - Freediver

LEIGH: As the pressure gets bigger,

ADAM: As you go deeper, - Freediver

ADAM: As you go deeper,

Narcosis is due
to the pressures of nitrogen - Freediver

Narcosis is due to the pressures of nitrogen

So it changes
your mental state. - Freediver

So it changes your mental state.

[MUSIC INTENSIFIES] - Freediver

[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

ADAM:
Now you're really kicking hard - Freediver

ADAM: Now you're really kicking hard

[BREATHES DEEPLY][INDISTINCT CHATTER] - Freediver

[BREATHES DEEPLY][INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[BREATHES HEAVILY] - Freediver

[BREATHES HEAVILY]

OKSANA: [IN RUSSIAN] - Freediver

OKSANA: [IN RUSSIAN]

[IN RUSSIAN] - Freediver

ALEXEY: [IN ENGLISH]
My mom was my coach - Freediver

ALEXEY: [IN ENGLISH] My mom was my coach

ADAM: [IN ENGLISH]
Natalia Molchanova - Freediver

ADAM: [IN ENGLISH] Natalia Molchanova

[GRUNTS] - Freediver

DAAN: [IN ENGLISH]
Natalia and Alexey, - Freediver

DAAN: [IN ENGLISH] Natalia and Alexey,

GUILLAUME: Sharing freediving
for a mother and son, - Freediver

GUILLAUME: Sharing freediving for a mother and son,

And I was super happy.
I was like, "Oh, yeah, - Freediver

And I was super happy. I was like, "Oh, yeah,

And he could rip the heart...
[LAUGHS] ...out of your chest - Freediver

And he could rip the heart... [LAUGHS] ...out of your chest

ERIKA: [IN ENGLISH] He was
always very proud of his mother. - Freediver

ERIKA: [IN ENGLISH] He was always very proud of his mother.

She was not only his mother, - Freediver

She was not only his mother,

[INSECTS CHIRRING][BIRDS CHIRPING] - Freediver

[INSECTS CHIRRING][BIRDS CHIRPING]

♪ Vertical Blue! - Freediver

♪ Vertical Blue!

Rob will be on the platform,
Francesco in the warm-up, - Freediver

Rob will be on the platform, Francesco in the warm-up,

KATHLEEN: "Papi chulo" on three. - Freediver

KATHLEEN: "Papi chulo" on three.

[ALL LAUGH][BRIGHT MUSIC PLAYING] - Freediver

[ALL LAUGH][BRIGHT MUSIC PLAYING]

It's pretty much
a 200-meter-deep swimming pool - Freediver

It's pretty much a 200-meter-deep swimming pool

protected from weather
from all directions. - Freediver

protected from weather from all directions.

DANIEL: So Vertical Blue
is the Wimbledon of freediving, - Freediver

DANIEL: So Vertical Blue is the Wimbledon of freediving,

MATEUSZ:
Started by William Trubridge, - Freediver

MATEUSZ: Started by William Trubridge,

He's most known by
his world record in no fins, - Freediver

He's most known by his world record in no fins,

Set 12 world records
in no fins - Freediver

Set 12 world records in no fins

So we're looking
at seven years now, - Freediver

So we're looking at seven years now,

SAM: Alexey and William,
there were jousting - Freediver

SAM: Alexey and William, there were jousting

ALEXEY: Vertical Blue 2021... - Freediver

ALEXEY: Vertical Blue 2021...

It was one of the most
successful competitions for me. - Freediver

It was one of the most successful competitions for me.

[BOMB WHISTLES] - Freediver

[BOMB WHISTLES]

To send a message
about the disapproval - Freediver

To send a message about the disapproval

But they are
so intrinsically associated - Freediver

But they are so intrinsically associated

That last part strikes me - Freediver

That last part strikes me

If you think
that a freediving competition - Freediver

If you think that a freediving competition

DIRECTOR: - Freediver

ALEXEY:
It was emotionally very hard - Freediver

ALEXEY: It was emotionally very hard

But I also was quite upset - Freediver

But I also was quite upset

[ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC PLAYING] - Freediver

[ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC PLAYING]

And at the end
of the Vertical Blue, - Freediver

And at the end of the Vertical Blue,

And under neutral flag,
it's fine, you can compete. - Freediver

And under neutral flag, it's fine, you can compete.

This is the only one
I was never able to do. - Freediver

This is the only one I was never able to do.

ADAM: I think
it's about revenge here, - Freediver

ADAM: I think it's about revenge here,

ALEXEY: I love this job.
I love the sport. - Freediver

ALEXEY: I love this job. I love the sport.

And I don't spend enough time
with my son. - Freediver

And I don't spend enough time with my son.

[BOTH SPEAKING RUSSIAN] - Freediver

[BOTH SPEAKING RUSSIAN]

I know he misses me. - Freediver

I know he misses me.

ALEXEY: But this is my sport.
It involves traveling. - Freediver

ALEXEY: But this is my sport. It involves traveling.

So there will be waves,
super strong wind. - Freediver

So there will be waves, super strong wind.

We are way out
of the typhoon season, - Freediver

We are way out of the typhoon season,

ALEXEY: When you go
for the record dive, - Freediver

ALEXEY: When you go for the record dive,

So you see it creates,
like, strong winds here as well - Freediver

So you see it creates, like, strong winds here as well

[PHONE RINGING] - Freediver

[PHONE RINGING]

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Chronicles Alexey Molchanov's daring attempt to set multiple freediving world records in 2023, paying tribute to his late mother while confronting adversity and testing the boundaries of human endurance in this extreme sport.

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Director: Michael John Warren

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Production: Picturestart,Skydance Sports,GQ Studios,Boardwalk Pictures

Genre: documentary

Year: 2024

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Released: 07 Dec 2024

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