Limbo

A patient, salt-air character drama that drifts into quiet dread, leaving you stranded with people you've come to care about.

Directed by

John Sayles

Genres

Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Starring

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, David Strathairn, Vanessa Martinez

Tagline

The only thing more dangerous than death...is survival.

Overview

Traumatized by a fishing boat accident many years before, Joe Gastineau has given up his hopes for a life beyond the odd jobs he takes to support himself. That quickly changes when nomadic club singer Donna de Angelo and her troubled teen-age daughter enter Joe’s life. Both mother and daughter fall for Joe, increasing the friction between them. The tension continues to build when Joe invites them on a pleasure cruise up the Alaskan coast, discovering too late that the trip may cost them their lives.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Survival, isolation, trauma, family

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

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

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