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The Mercy

2018 · 102 min

A slow, quietly devastating plunge into ambition and self-deception, leaving you with a knot of dread and pity.

Directed by: James Marsh
Genres: Drama, Adventure
Starring: Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis

Tagline: Based on the true story
Overview: 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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Directed by: James Marsh
Genres: Drama, Adventure
Starring: Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
deception
guilt
isolation
madness
Places: sea
home
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama, adventure
Directed by: James Marsh
Written by: Scott Z. Burns
Starring: Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Mark Gatiss, Genevieve Gaunt, Jonathan Bailey, Andrew Buchan, Simon McBurney
Music: Jóhann Jóhannsson
Cinematography: Éric Gautier
Runtime: 102 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Spanish

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