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Wide Blue Yonder (2010)

Wide Blue Yonder poster
Original title
All at Sea
Directed by
Robert Young
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom, Norway
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
PG
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An old sailor sets out to honor his dying friend's request to be buried at sea. He clashes with authority and navigates a series of mishaps to carry out the unusual plan.

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What happens

Wide Blue Yonder (Norwegian: Wide Blue Yonder - Begravelse til besvær, also released as All at Sea) is a 2010 Norwegian-British black comedy-drama film about an old rogue sailor who breaks all the rules to fulfill an old friend's dying wish to be buried at sea. The film was directed by Robert Young from a screenplay written by Hugh Janes, adapted from his stage play Two of a Kind (1995). It stars Brian Cox, Lauren Bacall and James Fox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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