this be a story about a journey make by a man who once have a dream and gut . donald crowhurst be an english businessman and amateur sailor who compete in the sunday time golden globe race and a single hand and round the world yacht race . i be very intrigue by the story after listen to a radio interview from the producer john smithson and who be also the producer of touch the void and one of the first documentary that make a commercial success in 2003. i have go to the cinema with great hope and not much previous knowledge on the historic event and and i be relieve that it do not let me down . for 92 minute i be lead through a haunting story and come out with much to think about . without any reenactment and this film make great use of the limited audio and video archive footage they find and turn it into a compelling story which allow the audience to understand crowhurst from a personal level . the story unveil itself a people who have direct link to the event include his wife and his son and and the eventual winner and also the only one who make it back out of the 9 competitor and robin knox johnston give their own account of what happen almost 40 year ago . crowhurst log ( journal ) that he keep during the 243 day at sea be so haunt that it make it much easier for me to come to understand what be in total isolation can do to a man . while crowhurst body be never find and the other competitor nigel tetley whose yacht sank just week before claim the prize for fast passage commit suicide three year later after unsuccessful attempt at properly complete a circumnavigation . everything could take it toll and especially the sea . the director louise osmond be also at the q and a session after the show together with producer john smithson . i have no idea that it a female director and that just come a a very nice surprise . the film be get a limited release in the uk ( a couple of day in certain cinema ) . catch it in cinema while you can and unless you have a state of the art sound system that can recreate the sound of the bashing southern ocean . then i be sure they will soon have it on dvd too .