'' The Deep '' ( ) is a 2012 Icelandic drama film directed by Baltasar Kormákur . The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards , making the January shortlist . It was also nominated for the 2013 Nordic Council Film Prize . The film is based on the true story of Guðlaugur Friðþórsson , a fisherman who survived in the freezing ocean after his boat capsized off the south coast of Iceland .
85th Academy Awards
85th Academy Awards
The Deep (2012 film)