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Simon Rumley’s indie captures story of ill-fated yachtsman Donald Crowhurst better than bigger-budget version ‘The Mercy’
Colin Firth stars in the true story of one Brit’s bid to win a round-the-world boat race in 1968
The true story of a would-be round-the-world yachtsman becomes a spellbinding film
Director James Marsh on Brexit, a heroic failure at sea and a country in love with its own past
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