 The film was aired for the first time at a sneak preview for the  world freediving elite at the team world championship in Vancouver  in August of 2004. It immediately caused major controversy in  freediving circuits, because of storyline critique of the real AIDA  agency depicted in the film. Apparently, the freedivers themselves  found the films depiction to be unrealistic. It was reported that  during many of the films dramatic highlights, parts of the audience  were giggling.