The story is framed as a long-buried confession, with an aging survivor, Thomas Nickerson (Brendan Gleeson), recounting the tragedy to a young Herman Melville (Ben Whishaw).
Directed by Academy Award winner Ron Howard, In the Heart of the Sea is a visceral, harrowing adaptation of Nathaniel Philbrick’s best-selling non-fiction book of the same name. Released in 2015, the film chronicles the true 1820 tragedy of the whaling ship , which was attacked and sunk by a gigantic sperm whale in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. This event directly inspired Herman Melville’s classic novel, Moby-Dick . in the heart of the sea 2015 720p bluray 99 top