The director of the superb financial thriller MARGIN CALL, J.C. Chandor, follows up his captivating all-star drama with a rather personal one-male show. Robert Redford is the sole, seafaring survivalist in ALL IS LOST. The film charts a quiet voyage in the Indian Ocean that turns into a traumatic battle against the elements during a powerful storm. It was premiered earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival, to much acclaim.
ALL IS LOST sails into US cinemas from the 18th October and the UK 29th November. Check out this stunning new poster!
Deep into a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, an unnamed man (Redford) 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, the man sails unknowingly into the path of a violent storm. Despite his success in patching the breached hull, his mariner’s intuition and a strength that belies his age, the man barely survives the tempest.
Using only a sextant and 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. But with the sun unrelenting, sharks circling and his meager supplies dwindling, the ever-resourceful sailor soon finds himself staring his mortality in the face.
