Adrift

Starring:Adrift
Studio: Wgbh
Product Type: DVD

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Adrift is a lyrical first-person account of loss in an Irish-American family.

When the four Curran children lost their father, twelve-year-old Tom did not cry. Instead he made a secret vow to someday become an athlete in the "big leagues" for his Dad. Despite his efforts, Curran's professional career never materialized. At 37, cameraman and first-time director Tom Curran revisits his family's past in Alaska and Cape Cod to trace his struggle to meet his late father's expectations.

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Based on a harrowing true story... A weekend cruise aboard a luxury yacht goes horribly awry for a group of old high school friends who forget to lower the ladder before they jump into the ocean for a swim. The boat proves impossible to climb, leaving them adrift, miles from shore. As the reality of the situation sinks in, the friends begin to turn on each other. Soon the exhaustion of keeping afloat and the struggle to get back on board begin to take a terrible toll. What started as a joyful reunion becomes a fight for survival!

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Adrift on the Nile
Starring: Magda El-Khatib , Imad Hamdi , Adel Adham , Soheir Ramzy , and Salah Nazmi
Director: Hussein Kamal
Manufacturer: AFD
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00016GIZE
Release Date: 2003-12-01

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In "Adrift on the Nile" we meet a group of hedonistic middle-aged friends who gather each night on a luxurious houseboat for dancing, love-making and smoking hashish. When a young news reporter visits the houseboat to write a story on the group, she is outraged to learn the tragic depths of their social alienation. Based on the novel by the Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz, this 1971 production offers a revealing look at the Egyptian elite on the eve of the 1967 War. By this time, Nasser had ushered in an age of enormous social change, leaving the sons and daughters of the old bourgeoisie high and dry. Directed by Hussein Kamal, "Adrift on the Nile" features the atmospheric cinematography of Mostapha Emam and a delightful musical number in color. DVD EXTRAS include English and French subtitles, rare original trailer and filmographies.

Adrift: Lost on the Road of Expectations

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Adrift: Lost on the Road of Expectations
Director: Tom Curran
Manufacturer: WGBH Boston
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0009UZG7S
Release Date: 2005-06-07

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Adrift is a lyrical first-person account of loss in an Irish-American family.

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