上世纪90年代末，中国东北爆发了一场大规模的下岗潮，众多劳动者失去了工作，其中女性失业问题尤为严重。面对生计的压力，许多女性听说在法国当保姆能够赚取可观的收入，于是决定背负巨债出国打工。然而，一旦踏上陌生的法国土地，她们才发现生存的道路并不像想象中那样容易，无奈之下，她们只得转向“站街”谋生。这一令人心酸的真实故事引起了比利时导演奥利维耶的注意，他深感有必要探讨这些女性背后的故事，于是决定进行长期调查，并邀请中国导演王小帅担任监制，共同合作完成了电影《下海》

电影《下海》以纪录片的形式，讲述了这些失业女性在异国他乡的苦难生活。奥利维耶导演通过镜头展现了她们无助、无奈的处境，以及她们为了生计所做出的艰难选择。影片中并没有华丽的舞台，没有夸张的演技，却打动着观众的心灵。每个女性的故事都真实而感人，让人们深刻地反思社会变迁带来的影响，以及女性在其中所遭受的不公平待遇。

At the end of the 1990s, a large-scale layoff broke out in Northeast China, and many workers lost their jobs, especially for women. . Faced with the pressure of livelihood, many women heard that being a nanny in France can earn a considerable income, so they decided to take on huge debts and go abroad to work. However, once they set foot on the strange land of France, they realized that the road to survival was not as easy as they imagined. In desperation, they had to turn to "stand on the street" to make a living. This sad true story caught the attention of Belgian director Olivier. He felt the need to explore the stories behind these women, so he decided to conduct a long-term investigation and invited Chinese director Wang Xiaoshuai as the producer to jointly complete the film. "Under the Sea"

The movie "Under the Sea" tells the miserable life of these unemployed women in a foreign country in the form of a documentary. Director Olivier showed their helpless and helpless situation through the camera, as well as the difficult choices they made in order to survive. There is no gorgeous stage or exaggerated acting skills in the film, but it touches the hearts of the audience. Every woman's story is real and touching, making people deeply reflect on the impact of social change and the unfair treatment women suffer in it.