Seven Waves Away

A claustrophobic, morally agonizing ordeal that traps you in a lifeboat with desperate people and forces you to weigh each life.

Directed by

Richard Sale

Genres

Drama, Adventure

Starring

Tyrone Power, Mai Zetterling, Lloyd Nolan

Tagline

14 of these survivors must be cast adrift! Which will the Captain choose?

Overview

After a massive luxury liner sinks into the ocean, the ship's officer must command a rickety lifeboat, built for only nine, that is stuffed with over twenty desperate and injured passengers. As a hurricane approaches and the many wounded passengers struggle for life, difficult decisions must be made about who will remain on the boat and who must be cast to the sea in order to give others the chance to survive.

How it feels

Tense, dark, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Survival, morality, guilt, death

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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