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Lifeboat

2018 · 34 min

A tense, sobering plunge into a nighttime rescue at sea, leaving you shaken by the fragility of life and the quiet heroism of strangers.

Directed by: Skye Fitzgerald
Genres: Documentary

Tagline: How far would you go to save a stranger's life?
Overview: Volunteers from a German non-profit risk the waves of the Mediterranean to pluck refugees from sinking rafts pushing off from Libya in the middle of the night.

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Directed by: Skye Fitzgerald
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
death
morality
trauma
Places: sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	0
Realism	9
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Skye Fitzgerald
Music: William Campbell
Cinematography: Kenny Allen
Runtime: 34 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: German, French, English

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