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Philosopher of the Sea (2023)

Philosopher of the Sea poster
Original title
Havsfilosofen
Directed by
Andreas Eidhagen
Genre
documentary film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 18m
Rated
11
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An 80 year old Swedish sailing enthusiast builds a simple sailboat. He plans to sail alone from Ireland to New Zealand without stopping.

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What happens

Philosopher of the Sea is a 2023 Swedish documentary film directed by Andreas Eidhagen and produced by Annika Gritti. The film explores the adventure and the inner journey of Sven Yrvind, an 80 year old sailing enthusiast, who builds a minimalistic sailboat with the intention of sailing non-stop from Ireland to New Zealand. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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