Sunny Boy
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80% Critic Match

Sunny Boy

8.0 / 10 2023 55mNR French
Documentary

Storyline

Arthur Guérin-Boëri is suffocating in his local swimming pool. His swim lane has become a dead end. The French athlete, multiple world champion in dynamic apnea, decides to leave the warmth of his pool and plunge into the frozen waters of a Finnish lake to set a new record. His journey then led him to immerse himself almost naked under a block of ice, in an attempt to set a new record in the icy waters of a Canadian lake. In his quest for legitimacy, which brings him close to death on several occasions, Arthur ends up finding himself.

Cast & Crew

AG

Arthur Guérin-Boëri

Self

Lead

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Morgan Le Faucheur's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Sunny Boy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker