On one level this is a doco about the 1968 round the world solo yacht race. But the real story is about a man with a dream, who risks and loses, and how he handles it.

One of the best documentaries I've ever seen. Also, one of the most heartbreaking.

There’s something about a conversation. A back and forth of ideas, sometimes with the aid of visual clues, that create shared understanding. Two or more brains working through the same material provide clarity and meaning. But what happens when there isn’t someone else, and for a very long period of time? Gone is the sounding board, the counterpoint, the objective view. What remains is cyclical speech with nowhere to land and given enough time, can travel into the deepest reaches of the brain.

I went into this film sight unseen, which turned out to be a very good thing, so in lieu of a review, I’ll heartily endorse this documentary and say that the story is utterly thought provoking. So much so, that I’ve not been able to stop thinking about it for the last few days.

Unexpectedly great.

I don't fully agree on how the film chooses to profile Crowhurst as a "hero" more than anything else, but this is still a fascinating adventure tale.

1968. gadā notika pirmās jahtu sacensības apkārt pasaulei. 9 dalībnieki dažādu motivāciju vadīti sāka savu ceļu ar laivām, kas tāpat kā paši dalībnieki, nebūt nav gatavas šim uzdevumam. Ne visi no viņiem izturēs, ne visi atgriezīsies, bet stāstā ir vēl kāds negaidīts pavērsiens, kas to padara daudz interesantāku.

crowhurst je bio lud i neuravnotežen od početka. to je moje mišljenje. lijep film.

In 1968, Donald Crowhurst set sail as part of a competition to sail solo non-stop around the world—and nearly 30 years later, Louise Osmond and Jerry Rothwell’s documentary brings him to life again. The filmmakers explore how the British engineer and amateur sailor set himself up for financial ruin if he failed to complete his voyage, and meticulously re-create the family history and external forces that forced Crowhurst down a nearly impossible path. Those familiar with the story may not be left breathless by the story’s twists and turns, and anyone could be put off by a stylized third-act dramatization of one sailor’s descent into madness. But Deep Water becomes both a time capsule of the end of the age of discovery, and an ode to a very human tragedy.

This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.