Dave had to bring Chris’s apparently lifeless body back to the bell where Duncan removed his helmet and gave him mouth-to- mouth resuscitation. It’s the first diving production of 2019 and it sets the bar high. The water and weather appeared calm, in North Sea terms anyway (where it’s always pretty rough). Watch all you want. Chris himself believes that because the bailout cylinder he had been breathing from had a much higher proportion of oxygen, his tissue was saturated with more oxygen. A commercial diver becomes trapped on the ocean floor with dwindling oxygen and little hope of a timely rescue, so he tries to save himself. It tells the remarkable and harrowing story of a diver who ends up being trapped under the ocean without any oxygen or connection to the world above. But Chris’s cord got caught on a metal outcrop, which wasn’t meant to be there. Watch offline. Seven years ago, Chris Lemons, then 33, was at an exciting time in his life. Last Breath. This has now been developed into Last Breath, a feature-length documentary which uses convincing reconstructions, original footage (there was a wealth of it, captured by different devices in the water and on board the Diving Support Vessel Bibby Topaz), and gripping interviews with some of the key people involved, including Lemons’s team mates, Dave Yuasa and Duncan Allcock, and dive supervisor Craig Frederick, to create a nailbiting tale of survival against the odds. Archived. The pair scrambled back up. I was very sad, but mostly disappointed and guilty for the ones I was leaving behind, especially Morag. “I had a strange mix of emotions. Last Breath is one of those documentaries. A new documentary, Last Breath, examines this dramatic true story through first-hand accounts, alongside archive and black box footage and underwater reconstructions. More Details . With Duncan Allcock, Duncan Allcock, Kjetil Ove Alvestad, Stuart Anderson. Last Breath A film by Alex Parkinson & Richard da Costa Watch Now. Watch offline. Genres. © 2021 Associated Newspapers Limited. Chris Lemons is a lucky, lucky man. 2019 | 13+ | 1h 25m | Documentary Films. First a 45-minute in-house film was made for the sector, and then it was developed into a feature-length documentary. It was a straightforward job at the bottom of the North Sea, 204km (127 miles) east of Aberdeen: Chris had been assigned to work with his mentor Duncan Allcock and a very experienced diver, Dave Yuasa. Dave returned to help but was dragged, flailing, back to the bell as he heard Chris’s cord rip. First a 45-minute in-house film was made for the sector, and then it was developed into a feature-length documentary. Watch Now. No matter what happens in what is essentially a decompression tank – if you break your leg, your appendix bursts or your mother dies – you still have to face four to five days’ decompression. This movie is... Suspenseful. Audio. This has now been developed into Last Breath, a feature-length documentary which uses convincing reconstructions, original footage (there was a wealth of … A commercial diver becomes trapped on the ocean floor with dwindling oxygen and little hope of a timely rescue, so he tries to save himself. With access to amazing archive this is the story of one man's impossible fight for survival. Its normally reliable dynamic positioning (DP) device, which keeps the ship locked in place, had shut down and its backups had failed. Films Watch Blog Newsletter Shop About Films Watch Blog Newsletter Shop About Last Breath. I was completely disorientated and didn’t know which direction the structure was in. It was fascinating to witness the vast differences in tone, subject and style of these two documentaries, and marvel at the wide potential of this cinematic form. They were like an enigma, but one that inspired him to try it. Then… nothing. Watch all you want. Richard da Costa and Alex Parkinson’s documentary Last Breath chronicles this very scenario as experienced by commercial diver, Chris Lemons. Then desperately looked up for any sign of the bell.”, He knew he only had about five or six minutes of gas left, and almost no chance of rescue. It's a shocking real-life tale to begin with, but the filmmakers here have direct access to all the main players involved. “Two breaths later and I gave out a couple of gasps and came round,” says Chris. As for Chris, he’s still working as a diver. Why Prince Philip will be buried in a lead-lined coffin, What the £500 'HMRC c19 support' payment is, and why the working tax credit boost is early, Who else is interred in the Royal Vault, where the Duke of Edinburgh, Who Peter Phillips is, and why he's standing between Prince William and Harry at the funeral, The meaning of the flag draped over Prince Philip’s coffin, Where does vanilla flavouring come from? Chris Lemons’ death defying story in the Last Breath movie is simply astonishing.Under normal circumstances, a human brain will take permanent damage if … No training could have prepared Chris for his situation. Available to download. This movie is... Suspenseful. Around 30 minutes later, the remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) with a camera on top appeared. His extraordinary true story has been made into a documentary film, Last Breath. Set in 2012 it follows the crew of the ship Topaz whose crew specialized in the repair of sea bed cables, and constructions and here three of the twelve divers employed to do such at the bottom of the North Sea specifically diver Chris Lemon and his two colleagues. “I had a groggy, drunken feeling.”. A deep sea diver by trade, seven years ago, working on oil equipment at the bottom of the North Sea, 127 miles east … British, Documentaries. Makala is a film by director Emmanuel Gras. Edinburgh-born Chris, who lives near Mallaig in the Highlands, is a saturation diver. The DP had been fixed and Bibby was back in place. A film by Alex Parkinson & Richard da Costa. It was the film’s directors, Alex Parkinson and Richard da Costa, who made the decision to include the material. When a computer onboard a support vessel fails, it sets in motion a series of events which leaves one team member stranded on the seabed, 90 metres below the surface. A deep sea diver is stranded on the seabed with 5 minutes of oxygen and no hope of rescue. Adjusting to life in a chamber with 12 other people was strange, intimidating and frightening for Chris. Last Breath (2019) - A deep sea diver is stranded on the seabed with 5 minutes of oxygen and no hope of rescue. How Chris survived that long without breathing is a mystery. “Not a speck of light, not even enough to read my gauge to see how much oxygen I had. [1:25:45] Close. Last Breath is a documentary film by Richard da Costa and Alex Parkinson, debuting in 2019. LAST BREATH follows the harrowing experience of a commercial diver going about his business on the seabed of the North Sea when a series of computer glitches lead to a tragic event. Last Breath Underwater thriller based on a true story. I’ve got a trailer for an insanely intense-looking documentary called Last Breath. Then I saw Last Breath, a docu-thriller retelling the story of a deep-sea saturation diver who, in 2012, became stranded on the bottom of the North Sea as his teammates desperately tried to rescue him. JOIN NOW. 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