This Israeli film about a training camp for potential Olympic swimmers on the surface runs the expected gamut of sport/training movie conventions - from jealousies to faded former stars to slow-motion sequences - and it doe sa good job of conveying the emotional brutality of elite sports, near-psychopathic coaches and the way the athletes are treated as commodities. What sets the film apart is an unexpected slow-burning attraction between newcomer Erez (a strong and engaging performance by Omer Perelman Striks) and his enigmatic rival team-mate Nevo, played out in a refreshingly open and straightforward manner and accompanied by a terrific bright synth-driven soundtrack by The Penelopes. The stylised way of presenting the final race feels a little over-the-top, but overall this is a well-made and well-performed movie.
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