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White Squall

1996 · 129 min

Adventure, Drama

In 1960, a hardy group of prep school students boards an old-fashioned sailing ship. With Capt. Christopher Sheldon at the helm, the oceangoing voyage is intended to teach the boys fortitude and discipline. But the youthful crew are about to get some unexpected instruction in survival when they get caught in the clutches of a white squall storm.

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Appeals to viewers who enjoy earnest maritime coming-of-age stories that balance youthful camaraderie and personal growth with sudden survival danger.

Tone
adventurous, sentimental, tense
Payoff
adrenaline, catharsis
Pacing
steady
Intensity
intense
Structure
linear
Themes
coming of age, discipline, male friendship, survival, grief
Setting
mid-twentieth-century, training vessel crossing the Caribbean Sea

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