“This combination ensures Dive transcends being solely about one issue and becomes a powerful character drama as well.” FictionMachine. · 3 years ago
The film begins as a standard sports narrative about an aging athlete’s last shot at glory but quickly transforms into a searing investigation of systemic sexual abuse within the sports world. Dive(2022)
: Mariel’s lifelong coach, Braulio (Hernán Mendoza), who has been a father figure for half her life, is accused of abusing a younger diver, Nadia. Braulio (Hernán Mendoza)
: Mariel is forced to choose between her dream of winning a medal—which depends on her coach—and confronting the truth about her own past and the safety of her teammates. Dive(2022)