The Mercy
“Based on the true story”
DramaAdventure
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.
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A haunting, intimate portrait of a man consumed by his own grand ambition. The vast, indifferent ocean mirrors his internal struggle, creating a palpable sense of dread and isolation as his dream unravels.
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