Survive

Survive follows a couple who set sail to celebrate their son's birthday, only to find themselves battling a brutal storm at sea. The waves crash over their boat and sever their routine, leaving them stranded in a merciless expanse. As night falls, uncanny noises and shapes emerge from the dark water, hinting at danger beneath the surface. With dwindling supplies and the clock ticking, they improvise to keep each other alive while a relentless environment tests trust and resolve. The pressure mounts as the couple fights to protect their family against forces both natural and unknown, forcing hard choices in a desperate bid to endure.

Directed by Frédéric Jardin, Survive draws on an original concept by Matt Alexander and keeps the focus on a small cast facing relentless danger. It fuses science fiction ideas with a grounded survival thriller mood.

Box office data for Survive has not been publicly released, making it hard to gauge its commercial footprint beyond festival showings.

Audiences have sounded mixed about Survive, with an early rating around 5.8 on a 10 point scale from about 338 votes. The film leans into the primal pressure of being trapped on a small vessel, where every decision could come at a cost. The ocean is a character as much as the people, offering beauty and danger in equal measure and throwing in a few eerie hints of things lurking below. Émilie Dequenne as Julia and Andreas Pietschmann as Tom give steady, emotionally grounded performances that keep a personal story from getting lost inside the action.