Review of Crowhurst (2018) by Peter Bradshaw for Guardian — 21 Mar 2018

Rumley has made a tremendously good and moving film.

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This review of Crowhurst (2018) was written by Peter Bradshaw and published by Guardian on 21 Mar 2018.

Crowhurst has generally received positive reviews.

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