The Mercy

The Mercy

5.9IMDb Score
Released:2018-02-09
Genre:Drama, Adventure
Duration:102 min
Country:United Kingdom
Director:James Marsh
Actors:Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Mark Gatiss, Genevieve Gaunt
Production:BBC Film, Blueprint Pictures, StudioCanal UK

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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