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Oceanmen: Challenge in the Deep (Television documentary)

A television documentary was also prepared during the time the Imax movie was recorded The television documentary with cinematic qualities goes deeper on the rivalry between Umberto Pelizari and Fransisco "Pipin" Ferreras.

It all started with the 163 attempt of the Cuban Pipin Fererras in 2001. The whole exciting moments are carefully presented, which lead to a strong climax. And than the question, what had lead to the attempt? The movie goes a couple of months back in time and introduces the Italian Umberto Pellizari, who brought the No-Limits record at 150 meter.

The movie shows the development between the two and shows how one diver reacts to the record breaking dive of the other. We see how Fransisco Ferreras trains and we follow Umberto Pellizari when he visits the Ama's of Japan and the Sholin monks in China.

The cinematic style of filming, intertwined with both segments and music of the Imax movie does turn this into a fascinating documentary. It is one of the few documentaries who gives a more accurate view of the sport and the philosophical thoughts behind it. It also offers an insight what it needs to organize a record.

This is one of the documentaries you can't miss!

The Japanese DVD

Since last summer a Japanese DVD release have been spotted on the market. The DVD depicts the 2001 documentary version, made by Haifish Entertainment and H5B5. The documentary, recorded in Dolby Suround and widescreen format is also available for the DVD zone 2.

Features on the DVD are a Japanese main menu, scene selection, documentary trailer and the option to set the Japanese subtitles on or off.