A captain from Hamburg takes over the command of a yacht, unaware that it's smuggling liquor. The action revolves around love, attacks on customs guards, a storm on the high seas, a capsized speedboat and a brave rescue operation.
Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for old German maritime dramas, you might find some charm here. Everyone else? Probably not. It’s definitely for the type of person who likes watching 1930s sets and can ignore the fact that the ocean looks suspiciously like a studio bathtub. If you hate slow pacing or charact...
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for old German maritime dramas, you might find some charm here. Everyone else? Probably not. It’s definitely for the type of person who likes watching 1930s sets and can ignore the fact that the ocean looks suspiciously like a studio bathtub. If you hate slow pacing or characters who make consistently bad life choices, skip it. The whole premise is that our captain, a guy who probably just wanted a quiet paycheck, finds himself running booze. It’s not ..."
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