Review of Lifeboat (1944) by Jayakrishnan R — 14 Feb 2015

Extremely well directed given the constraints of spending an entire film on a lifeboat. Yet, it is gripping, well-acted, and a profound war analogy.

This review of Lifeboat (1944) was written by Jayakrishnan R on 14 Feb 2015.

Lifeboat has generally received very positive reviews.

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