From Academy Award winner James Marsh, comes the incredible true story of amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst (Academy Award winner Colin Firth), and his attempt to win the first single-handed round-the-world yacht race in 1968. Supported by his beloved wife (Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz) and their young children, Crowhurst departs on a heroic pursuit to circumnavigate the world against a tide of insurmountable challenges and powerful emotions. It is a haunting story which has ultimately become one of the most enduring mysteries of all time.