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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
UNITED STATES · 2004

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Wes Anderson
obsession and revenge father-son relationships midlife crisis maritime adventure estranged marriage
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Synopsis

Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane, a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou's past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor.

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