Adrift

Director: Baltasar Kormákur Baltasar Kormákur

Overview

Tami (Shailene Woodley) and Richard (Sam Claflin) are a young couple who's sailing 4,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean who suddenly find themselves approaching a Category 5 storm with no hope of diverting. Tami awakes afterward stranded on their wrecked boat but has a determined will to survive. Based on a true story. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur. ~ Caroline Griswold

Product Details

Release Date:	09/04/2018
UPC:	0191329022818
Original Release:	2018
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Universal Studios
Region Code:	1
Time:	1:40:00
Sales rank:	30,976

Special Features

Deleted scenes; Survival at sea; Braving the elements; Journey; Trailers; Feature commentary with director Baltasar Kormákur and Shailene Woodley

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Shailene Woodley	Tami Oldham
Sam Claflin	Richard Sharp
Jeffrey Thomas	Peter
Elizabeth Hawthorne	Christine
Grace Palmer	Deb
Marisiale Tunoka	Customs Agent
Kael Damlamian	Smiley
Lei-Ming Caine	Outrigger Girl
Andrea Neil	Crewman
Apakuki Nalawa	Musician
Tim Solomon	Musician

Technical Credits

Aaron Kandell

Jordan Kandell

David Branson Smith

Baltasar Kormákur	Director,Producer
Niv Adiri	Sound/Sound Designer
Rob Askew	Set Decoration/Design
Felice Bee	Executive Producer
James Berkley	Animator
Volker Bertelmann	Score Composer
Benjamin Bohn	Producer
Guy Botham	Executive Producer
Christian Brown	Animator
Luca Cantani	Animator
Federico Cascinelli	Animator
Dean Clarke	Special Effects Supervisor
Fred Enholmer	Sound Mixer
Adam Fogelson	Executive Producer
Stephen Fuss	Executive Producer
John Gilbert	Editor
Simon Hall	Art Director
Ceylan Hassan	Animator
Aaron Kandell	Producer,Screenwriter
Jordan Kandell	Producer,Screenwriter
David Kosse	Executive Producer
Gary Lucchesi	Executive Producer
Gianni Malpeli	Animator
Jason Markey	Musical Direction/Supervision
Amanda Neale	Costumes/Costume Designer
Eric Reid	Executive Producer
Robert Richardson	Cinematographer
Tom Rosenberg	Executive Producer
Andrea Scarso	Executive Producer
Magnus Vioar Sigurosson	Executive Producer
Robert Simonds	Executive Producer
David Branson Smith	Screenwriter
Samuel J. Storey	Art Director
Heimir Sverrisson	Production Designer
Brendon Sweeney	Set Decoration/Design
Ralph Winter	Executive Producer
Shailene Woodley	Producer
Simon Wottge	Animator
Wang Zhongjun	Executive Producer
Wang Zhonglei	Executive Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Adrift
1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 8
9. Chapter 9
10. Chapter 10
11. Chapter 11
12. Chapter 12
13. Chapter 13
14. Chapter 14
15. Chapter 15
16. Chapter 16
17. Chapter 17
18. Chapter 18
19. Chapter 19
20. Chapter 20

Menu

Disc #1 -- Adrift
   Play
   Scenes
   Bonus
      Deleted Scenes
         Play All
         Gift
         Half Way
      Survival At Sea
      Braving The Elements
      Journey
      Trailer #1
      Trailer #2
      Feature Commentary With Director Baltasar Kormákur And Shailene Woodley: On
      Feature Commentary With Director Baltasar Kormákur And Shailene Woodley: Off
   Setup
      English 5.1
      DVS (Descriptive Video Service)
      Feature Commentary With Director Baltasar Kormákur And Shailene Woodley: On
      English SDH Subtitles: On
      Español Subtitles: On
      Subtitles: Off

Editorial Reviews

Icelandic Producer/Director Baltasar Kormákur (The Oath) has teamed up with twin writers Aaron and Jordan Kandell (Moana) and David Branson Smith (Enlightened) to bring us Adrift, the true story of an ill-fated journey across the Pacific Ocean. When free-spirits and budding soul mates Tami Oldham and Richard Sharp agree to deliver a 45-foot yacht, the Hazana, from Tahiti to San Diego, they believe their sailing skills are enough to make the 4,000-mile journey. But when category 4 Hurricane Raymond forms off the coast of South America, their trip turns from a romance to a nightmare. The storm seems to dog their every attempt to get clear of it, finally nearly destroying the boat and its pilots. All that remains is a tale of survival on the high seas, by whatever physical and psychological means possible. The film focuses almost exclusively on Tami (Shailene Woodley - Big Little Lies) and Richard (Sam Claflin - The Hunger Games series) to the exclusion of any other character mattering. True-to-life stories have something of a higher standard when it comes to making the characters seem not only believable but also real. Both Woodley and Claflin give exceptionally human performances. Woodley's portrayal of a woman who is determined to survive the virtually unsurviveable is noteworthy in particular. The story is told in stages, beginning after the calamity and working back and forth in flashbacks. Most filmmakers who attempt this fail, and instead create something disjointed and difficult to follow at times. Kormákur finds a way to surmount this, giving us something cohesive that provides flashbacks in just the right measure at just the right moments. He even manages to do so while changing very little of the actual events that took place, and this is even more remarkable. The cinematography was great for almost every scene, and in the more harrowing moments where it mattered the most, exceptional. The use of underwater lighting in both quiet and urgent moments, as well as mood-setting camera angles in the storm, hold up to any other feature of the film. The soundtrack and sound effects add to the scenes - music and songs in happy times, and nerve-wracking instrumentals, scrapes, and poundings during the destruction and survival effectively draw the viewer into the mood of the moment. There is virtually nothing negative to say about the film, as long as the viewer knows exactly what they are getting themselves into. Any comparisons to Titanic that may emerge would be misleading, as there are some similarities, but only if one started the Cameron film from the last thirty minutes. Adrift is more survival than romance story, and the writers and directors rarely let the viewer forget that for long. While it will not be breaking any box office records, Adrift is a fine enough film in the true (and even fictional) survival drama genre to leave a longstanding mark in the industry.

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