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Two young men are at a crossroads in their lives when they witness a profound act of destruction in this drama from filmmaker Marion Hansel. It's 1972, and Massina (Nicolas Robin) is a young sailor who has been assigned to duty on a ship in the South Pacific. Massina is a thoughtful sort and not especially impressed by the bragging and machismo of his shipmates. Massina strikes up a friendship with Moriaty (Adrien Jolivet), a sailor with a sensitive streak and a habit of questioning himself. While Massina and Moriaty sometimes spend time with stocky and homesick Da Maggio (Romain David), for the most part they keep to themselves as they try to sort out their feelings about life. Their philosophical pondering becomes all the more pertinent when the true nature of the ship's mission is revealed -- they're part of a nuclear weapons test to be conducted at sea. Noir Ocean (aka Black Ocean) was an official selection at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.