Peaky Blinders' Finn Cole is the protagonist of the nerve-racking survival thriller Last Breath, inspired by a true story.
A remake of the Netflix 2019 documentary of the same name, the upcoming movie from filmmaker Alex Parkinson — who co-directed the doc with Richard da Costa — tells the story of professional deep-sea diver Chris Lemons (Cole). In 2012, Cole had an accident while carrying out repairs in the North Sea which resulted in having his umbilical tether severed.
After Lemons' support vessel experiences a dynamic positioning system failure, the ship drifts out of control, causing his cable to snap. The diver then gets trapped 100 metres under sea level with a limited supply of breathing gas.
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The trailer includes the dramatic moment in which Lemons' colleague David Yuasa (Shang-Chi star Simu Liu) realises his cable is going to get cut and promises to return to help him back to the surface.
Then, the clip goes soundless and cuts to black to recreate Lemons' environment in those terrifying minutes.
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Without the cable, Chris was left not just without heliox, but also without hot water to heat his suit, power for his light and a communication channel with the team on the surface.
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Helped by diver Duncan Allcock (Woody Harrelson) aboard the ship, David embarks on a perilous rescue mission to retrieve Chris.
Cast for the Last Breath is rounded out by Cliff Curtis, Djimon Hounsou, Nick Biadon and Liz Khan.
Co-written by Parkinson with Mitchell LaFortune and David Brooks, the film is set to open in US and UK cinemas on February 28, 2025.
Best known for the role of Michael Gray in Peaky Blinders, Cole also starred as young Jakob Toretto in F9 and in Netflix's 2023 psychological thriller Locked In.
Last Breath is released in cinemas on February 28, 2025. The documentary of the same name is available to stream on Netflix.
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