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Typhoon - Escape

Typhoon - Escape

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A thrilling adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s classic sea tale.Captain MacWhirr, a stoic and unimaginative man who insists on sailing straight into a massive typhoon rather than altering course, below deck are 200 Chinese coolies, whose lives hang in the balance as the storm intensifies, the crew, including the first mate Jukes, struggles with fear, frustration, and disbelief at MacWhirr’s stubbornness and as the typhoon rages, the ship is battered, and the captain’s unyielding nature is tested against nature’s fury.

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