A solo sail from Gibraltar to Ascension turns into a tense refugee rescue mission in this German drama that took...
A solo sail from Gibraltar to Ascension turns into a tense refugee rescue mission in this German drama that took home three awards at Berlin International Film Festival.
"Rike is forty, she is a successful doctor whose job demands everything of her. She intends to use her much-needed annual holiday to fulfil her long-cherished dream of sailing single-handedly from Gibraltar to Ascension, a small tropical island in the middle of the Atlantic. Her desire for a carefree holiday seems to be coming to pass but then, after a storm, her beautiful adventure suddenly turns into an unprecedented challenge when she spots a badly damaged, hopelessly overloaded refugee boat nearby. More than a hundred people face drowning. Rike tries to organise help, but she increasingly feels that humanitarianism has deteriorated into mere wishful thinking." (Berlin International Film Festival)
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65 %82 reviewsAudience score rating
"This is "All Is Lost" with a spinning moral compass and a topical dimension that proves even more gripping than its brilliantly achieved visceral action."
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Variety
Variety"It's engrossing, if (somewhat ironically, considering the open sea setting) dry fare made by and for stalwarts of the European academic set."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"Carrying practically the entire film, Wolff is never less than remarkable in a demanding role that's 80 percent silence and 20 percent English-language dialogue."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterStyx | Details
Award winner- Winner of the Heiner Carow Prize, the Label Europa Cinemas and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Wolfgang Fischer, Schiwago Film, Amour Fou Vienna), 2018 Berlin International Film Festival
- Rating
- M,
- Runtime
- 94
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Germany, Austria
