Overview
- Released on Netflix on October 10–11, the 1h32 film directed by Simon Stone is currently the most-watched movie in Netflix Argentina with Keira Knightley starring and Guy Pearce featured.
- The plot follows journalist Laura “Lo” Blacklock, who reports seeing a woman go overboard from a luxury yacht and finds her account dismissed by crew and fellow passengers.
- The screen version retools the 2016 bestseller by elevating the fictional Lyngstad foundation, reshaping character roles, and opting for a more explicit conclusion without mirroring the book’s ambiguity.
- Critics note the film shifts skepticism about the protagonist away from mental-health framing toward dynamics of power, concealment, and institutional gaslighting.
- Viewers and outlets draw parallels to the unresolved 1998 disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley—investigated by ship staff, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the FBI—while emphasizing the movie is not a direct retelling.