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OCEAN'S 14 (60')
GENRE: DOCUMENTARY
DIRECTED BY STUART KERSHAW
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A test of endurance, tenacity and the uncanny ability to
predict the unknown, as the crew of a small Rowing boat
embark on a perilous, man powered journey across the
Atlantic Ocean.
Racing across five time zones, the 14-strong British and
Irish crew of ?La Mondiale? compete around
the clock, chasing a daunting world record set by an
elite team of French legionnaires over fifteen years ago.
Leaving from Gran Canaria off the coast of Africa and
rowing for over a month in conditions that quickly descend
into a surreal recreation of forced labor, the crew make
for the Caribbean state of Barbados and a place in the
history books.
As if this weren?t arduous enough, only three of the
entire crew has any previous rowing experience and none
have ever rowed at sea. In order to prepare them for the
expedition the men are whittled down in the Scottish
highlands by members of the Special Forces, who put them
through their paces in a grueling selection process - Only
the toughest will make the cut.
At sea, the men must work two hours on, two hours off, 24
hours a day, battling sub-tropical storms within their
first 48hrs on the ocean, encountering ominous marine
life, shark feeding frenzies and facing internal power
struggles that threaten to undermine the endeavor
completely. Can this team of alpha male personalities bury
their differences and become the highly organized,
cohesive unit required to stand a chance of achieving the
impossible? In this epic voyage documented in full by
director Stuart Kershaw, the team must overcome the
adversity of the elements, isolation from friends and
loved ones and most of all the unending stress of living
with each other!
Ocean?s 14 is a testament to one of the last
great challenges on Earth, to three thousand miles of
landless ocean and to the indomitable nature of the human
spirit.
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