Biopic on the life of the legendary Jacques-Yves Cousteau, The Odyssey of Jérôme Salle is released today at the cinema. On the bill: Lambert Wilson in the role of Jacques Cousteau, Audrey Tautou in the role of Simone, his wife, and Pierre Niney in that of Philippe, his son. A film of which Pierre Niney shares the first images on his account Instagram.

To get closer to their roles, the film crew and the actors went as far as Antarctica and also spoke to relatives of the Cousteau family.

"I was amazed to discover that it had long been funded by the oil industry. He lived at a time when ecology was not yet a concern, "says Pierre Niney at 20 Minutes.

If L'Odyssée highlights the shadows on ecology, it also addresses the issue of maltreatment of marine animals. "I wanted to show how, driven by Philippe, the commander has evolved in the right direction," adds Jérôme Salle.

"I am a discoverer, my goal is to amaze" said Jacques Cousteau. And to believe these first images, there is a lot to bet so that L'Odyssée was realized in the image of this thought.