The Deep (Icelandic: Djúpið) is a 2012 Icelandic drama film directed by Baltasar Kormákur, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jón Atli Jónasson. It stars Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as a fictionalised version of Guðlaugur Friðþórsson, a fisherman who became known in 1984 for surviving six hours in freezing waters after his boat capsized off the south coast of Iceland.

• Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Gulli
• Jóhann G. Jóhannsson as Palli
• Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir as Halla
• Theódór Júlíusson as Gulli's Father
• María Sigurðardóttir as Gulli's Mother
• Björn Thors as Hannes
• Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as Lárus
• Guðjón Pedersen as Erlingur
• Walter Grímsson as Raggi
• Stefán Hallur Stefánsson as Jón

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 94% approval rating, based on 31 reviews with an average rating of 6.6/10.^[1] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote that "the mystery of an Icelandic man who survived icy seas for six hours makes for an intriguing drama".^[2]

The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards,^[3] making the January shortlist.^[4] It was also nominated for the 2013 Nordic Council Film Prize.

• List of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
• Survival film, with a list of related films

• The Deep at IMDb