The novel recounts the story oftheEssexsinking and all the men who survived it.
However, the film passes over one crucial piece of information from the true story.
In August 1819, theEssexset sail from Nantucket on a two-and-a-half-year journey to hunt whales.
It would be months before they were rescued, as depicted inIn the Heart of the Sea’s ending.
Of course, they wanted to find the nearest land.
Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson also star.
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Source:The New York Times
Based on the real-life event that inspired Moby Dick, In the Heart of the Sea is directed by Ron Howard and stars Chris Hemsworth as Owen Chase, first mate of the whaling ship Essex who must fight for his life in the middle of the ocean when a whale destroys his ship, killing most of his crew and stranding him and a few survivors on a lifeboat. Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson also star.
