Cargo
Synopsis
Chris, a cocky young traveller in Africa, loses his passport in an altercation with the police, and has to stow away on The Gull, a cargo ship bound for Marseilles to get home. On board, he quickly discovers that The Gull is no ordinary vessel, and that its crew - led by the enigmatic, haunted Captain Brookes - harbours a terrible secret. Chris hides and watches, increasingly disturbed by what he witnesses. Discovered, he fears for his life, but is reprieved by Brookes who – drawn by the young man's naivete and spirit - offers him his protection. Both compelled and repelled by the Captain, Chris accepts reluctantly, and is set to work in the kitchen with Baptist, the cook. Tensions rise amongst the volatile sailors, and despite himself, Chris is trapped in their desperate, deadly pact. When crew members begin disappearing, it becomes apparent that he is not the only stranger on board.
As paranoia mounts, as the remaining crew grow increasingly violent, and as Brookes' precarious mask of sanity begins to slip, Chris is forced into a lethal game of cat and mouse, faced with the unbearable choice between fighting for survival at all costs, or following his conscience and risking his life. What's in the hold?
Details
- Year
- 2008
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 93mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
- Clive Gordon
- Producer
- Vicki Patterson
- Co-Producer
- Helena Danielsson, Antonio Chavarrias, Emma Lustres
- Editor
- Fernando Franco
- Screenwriter
- Paul Laverty
- Director of Photography
- Sean Bobbitt
- Production Designer
- Jordi Yrla
- Music
- Stephen Warbeck, additional music by Sergio Moure
- Principal Cast
- Peter Mullan, Daniel Brühl, Luis Tosar
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 22nd November 2007