''Death Dive'' (french: Le Scaphandrier) is a Canadian horror film, directed by Alain Vézina and released in 2015.Charles-Henri Ramond "Scaphandrier, Le – Film de Alain Vézina" ''Films du Québec'', January 26, 2015. The film centres on a
zombie
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invasion in a small town in the Gaspésie region of
Quebec
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, spawned after a journalist tries to investigate the appearance of a mysterious
ghost ship
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in the
St. Lawrence River
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The film's cast includes Éric Gagné, Édith Côté-Demers,
Alexandre Landry
Alexandre Landry (born December 20, 1985) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor. He is best known for his role in the 2013 film '' Gabrielle'', for which he garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor at the 2nd ...
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Raymond Bouchard
Raymond Bouchard (born March 7, 1945 in Lauzon, Quebec) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor. He is most noted for his performances in the film ''Seducing Doctor Lewis (La Grande séduction)'', for which he received Genie Award and Prix ...
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Béatrice Picard
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Jean-Guy Bouchard Jean-Guy Bouchard is a Canadian actor from Quebec. He is most noted for his role as Tonio in the film ''Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur)'', for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at ...
, Pascale Létourneau, Benoit Rousseau, Widemir Normil, Charles Dauphinais, Félix-Antoine Duval and Dominique Laniel.
It premiered in Quebec theatres in February 2015, and was subsequently screened at several international horror and fantasy film festivals, including the
Sitges Film Festival
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Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear ...
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Le Journal de Montréal
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