After a thunderous start, Sous la Seine confirms the second week. Netflix’s summer blockbuster has become one of the platform’s most-watched movies since its release earlier this month.
The French shark film focuses on a scientist named Sophia (Bérénice Bejo) who teams up with river police chief Adil (Nassim Lyes) to get the shark Lilith out of the Seine and back into the ocean.
Number 1 in over 70 countries
Netflix recently revealed on its site Tudum Under Paris is the streamer’s fifth most popular non-English film, with over 120 million hours watched and 69.6 million views. It is behind the 2022 Norwegian monster movie Troll and the Spanish films Snow Circle, Nowhere and Platform.
It’s fun to note that the perception of the film is very different depending on whether you’re on one side of the Atlantic or the other. Stephen King was quick to praise the film, saying that “The last 25 minutes are amazingThe reception in France is much cooler, with an average viewer rating of 1.7 out of 5.
French critics are hardly more lenient. We have also prepared for you the funniest movie reviews. Across the Atlantic, American critics are far more lenient. It is also an audience that is much more used to watching genre films and disaster films, a tradition that is still struggling in our territory.
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In the wake of its success, speculation has been rife about a possible sequel, but Xavier Gens revealed this month that nothing has yet been planned.
“Right now, we’re not there yet, but we might talk about it soon– he told Variety.If there is a sequel, it will take place in Paris, which is completely submerged in water.“
Under the Seine is currently available on Netflix.
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