The Mercy
(2018)
★ 5.9 IMDb · 306 votes
Year: 2018
Runtime: 101 мин
Country: United Kingdom
Director: James Marsh
Cast: Колин Ферт, Рэйчел Вайс, Дэвид Тьюлис, Марк Гэтисс, Genevieve Gaunt, Джонатан Бейли, Эндрю Бакан, Саймон Макберни, Eleanor Stagg, Кен Стотт
Plot
In 1968, Donald Crowhurst, an amateur sailor, endangers the fate of his family and business, and his own life, blinded by his ambition to compete in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, attempting to become the first person in history to single-handedly circumnavigate the world without making any stopover.
The incredible story of Donald Crowhurst , an amateur sailor who competed in the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race in the hope of becoming the first person in history to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe without stopping. With an unfinished boat and his business and house on the line, Donald leaves his wife, Clare and their children behind, hesitantly embarking on an adventure on his boat the Teignmouth Electron. The story of Crowhurst's dangerous solo voyage and the struggles he confronted on the epic journey while his family awaited his return is one of the most enduring mysteries of recent times.