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- 2021
- TV-14
- HBO Max
- 40 m
- 2021
- TV-14
- HBO Max
- 40 m
Summary The Last Cruise documents the experiences of people onboard the now infamous Diamond Princess cruise ship, where an uncontained COVID-19 outbreak at the start of the pandemic became a global spectacle and a faraway symbol of the new virus and its potential to upend any sense of normalcy.
Written By: Lizzie Presser
- 2021
- TV-14
- HBO Max
- 40 m
- 2021
- TV-14
- HBO Max
- 40 m
The Last Cruise
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Summary The Last Cruise documents the experiences of people onboard the now infamous Diamond Princess cruise ship, where an uncontained COVID-19 outbreak at the start of the pandemic became a global spectacle and a faraway symbol of the new virus and its potential to upend any sense of normalcy.
Written By: Lizzie Presser
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Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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100% Positive
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0% Mixed
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What we do have is a vital and horrifying record of a crisis that we should have quickly learned from, that captures the moment with the immediacy of Facebook Live or Snapchat, while its subjects provide context months removed from the events of January and February 2021.
With visual precision and remarkable intimacy, Hannah Olson's documentary The Last Cruise recalls the harrowing 40-day quarantine aboard the Princess Diamond cruise ship at the outset of the pandemic.
Using footage mostly from the cameras of various passengers and crew, the documentary takes us inside the experience of being stuck inside a floating prison, unwanted by any port, as COVID cases and fears mount. It’s an experience you would not want to have directly, but it’s fascinating to watch.
Director Olson and her team have done an amazing job of weaving together the cell phone footage into a cohesive timeline of a stunning crisis in the nascent days of the pandemic that shook the world.
Though the documentary painted a story and highlighted onboard emotions of anxiety, frustration and fear, something was missing: input from health and industry officials.
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Production Company
HBO Documentary Films,
Open Secret
Release Date Mar 30, 2021
Duration 40 m
Rating TV-14
Genres
Tagline It started as a vacation. It ended as a nightmare.
Awards
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 1 Nomination
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
• 1 Nomination