The Mercy (2018)
- Directed by
- James Marsh
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 302 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An amateur sailor enters a solo round-the-world race in 1968. He faces isolation and pressure on his voyage.
sombertensemelancholicintrospectiveslow-burnunderstatedbleak
What happens
The Mercy is a 2017 British biographical drama film, directed by James Marsh and written by Scott Z. Burns. It is based on the true story of the disastrous attempt by the amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst to complete the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race in 1968 and his subsequent attempts to cover up his failure. The film stars Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis and Ken Stott. It is one of the last films scored by Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 9 February 2018 by StudioCanal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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