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All Is Lost[1] follows Robert Redford after a floating shipping container crashes into his yacht. It's very good but a rather harrowing film!

[1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2017038/

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An interesting part is, he essentially does not speak in the film. Perhaps 3 sentences after it starts, all in a brief 1 minute period.

Yet it plays well, and I think really shows off his talent. I'm not sure many other actors could handle such a role.

If you want a true account of survival at sea, I highly recommend Adrift [0] (the book, not the movie). The author's boat was holed by a collision with an unknown object, which he suspected to be a whale, but was unable to confirm. He then proceeded to spend 76 days surviving in an inflatable life raft. I suspect it influenced the premise and plot of the movie somewhat.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrift:_Seventy-six_Days_Los...

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