Deep into a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a sailor wakes to find his 39-foot yacht taking on water after a collision with a shipping container left floating on the high seas.
With his navigation equipment and radio disabled, using only nautical maps to chart his progress, he is forced to rely on ocean currents to carry him into a shipping lane in hopes of hailing a passing vessel.
In JC Chandor’s (Margin Call) almost dialogue-free, visually breathtaking one-man odyssey, safety is stripped away at every turn, pitting its hero against the elements in ever more terrifying scenarios. Crucial to the film’s success is an astonishingly physical performance by Academy Award® winner Robert Redford as the nameless protagonist.