Le Grand Saut | The Jump

Hobbies - Cliff Diving is a commissioned documentary for Hobbies Magazine and Canal+.

Cannes 2019 Official Selection

This is the story of Alain, a 22 years old young diver, already a legend in his district.

Among all the kids that jump from the Kennedy Cliff in the city of Marseille, he’s the only one to jump head and fists first « to break water ».

Alain has grown up in a difficult environment, diving is a way to calm his negative pulsions.

But he is now becoming an adult and knows he won’t be able to brave death for ever.

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A 22 ans, Alain est déjà une légende marseillaise. De tous les « minots » qui sautent de la Corniche, il est le seul à plonger tête et poing en avant « pour casser l’eau ». Si le saut lui permet de canaliser ses pulsions, il sait qu’il ne pourra pas braver éternellement le vertige des hauteurs.

Watch it here :
https://www.canalplus.com/divertissement/le-grand-saut-episode-entier/h/12611645_50001