
Documentaryessayaboutlifeaboardatransatlanticfreighter.Amicrocosm,inpoeticblack-and-whiteandwithanallayingsoundtrack,thatnotonlyrevealsthevulnerabilityofpeopleinthefaceoftechnologyandnature,butalsoshowstheeverydaynatureofthislife,inwhichthereisspaceontheopenseasforanimprovisedgameofcricket.<br/> ApoeticfilmessayaboutlifeaboardahugefreightercrossingtheAtlanticOcean.Forthemenwholiveaboard,theimmensevesselisbothworkplaceandplayground.Fromfixedandoccasionallyalienatingcameraangles,everydaylifeaboardthissailingmicrocosmisrecordedinblack&white:thehardworkintheimpressivebowelsoftheship,themomentsofrelaxationwithaboardgameorimprovisedcricket,butalsotheubiquitous,indifferentwaterthatputsthesizeofthetankerintoperspective.<br/> Contoursofasymbiotictrinitygraduallyemerge:nature,technologyandhumanity,thelastbeingthemostvulnerable.Thescorecomprisesominousmusicalongwiththesoundtrackoflifeaboard:theshoutingofthemen,thestampingdieselenginesandtheroaringocean.
