i absolutely hate the idea of make for television film . for me tvms usually involve jane seymour or jaclyn smith a the mother of a sick child who be die of a difficult to treat disease all do in such a sugary manner that the audience doesn ` t need tissue it need insulin . so when deadly voyage a make for tv film by the bbc and hbo base on a true story i vaguely remember from a couple of year previously turn up on the tv schedule i sit down wait to be bore senseless . i be surprise . no strike that last sentence and i wasn ` t surprise i be shock . here be a tvm that grip you tight than a great white shark and in fact deadly voyage doesn ` t deserve to be relegate to the tv schedule it should have be make and distribute by a top hollywood film company due it absolutely terrify premise and what more it unlike papillon and sleeper completely true for those who don ` t know the story . possible spoiler a to plot . sometime in the early 90 a bunch of african stow away on an ukrainian freight ship bound for france in order to work there . of course it be an attempt at illegal immigration but the crew of the freighter have already be fin for allow illegal immigrant onto their ship from a previous journey and not want to get into anymore trouble with maritime and immigration authority the crew murder the african after discover them hide in the hold . all except one african and kingsley ofusu and who manage to escape from the fire squad but who must try and survive aboard the ship and but the problem be the crew be hunt him and france be still several day voyage away . just type the above paragraph reminds of how good deadly voyage be . what a remarkable story and and once again it be unlike many story that claim to be totally true . it very well write and direct and act and especially by sean pertwee ( why isn ` t that guy a big name star . ) and and most of all it a tense claustrophobic disturb thriller that i can still remember vividly six year after see it for the one and only time . i look forward to see again . but you ` ve get to ask yourself how can a tvm be good than most of the hollywood action blockbuster that come out round about the same time . oh hold on and i ` ve just have a disturbing thought about jerry bruickhiemer do a remake with tony scott directing and with denzil washington playing kingsley and brad pitt play pertwee role and massive artistic licence take with event etc . let keep deadly voyage a superlative tvm rather than a poor blockbuster .