A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor ... a fearsome Bengal tiger.
Based on the best-selling novel by Yann Martel, is a magical adventure story centering on Pi Patel, the precocious son of a zoo keeper. Dwellers in Pondicherry, India, the family decides to move to Canada, hitching a ride on a huge freighter. After a shipwreck, Pi finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean on a 26-foot lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, all fighting for survival.
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Factual errors:
In the trailer, the storm scene depicts a modern ocean-going bulk carrier in the 30,000mt dead weight range. The 4 cargo cranes on the ship are shown in the raised, or in port/working mode. No ship would ever put to sea with cranes in the raised position - not even in calm seas let alone a severe storm, as this would be highly dangerous, destroy the cranes, endanger the seaworthiness of the ship and possibly cause death or injury to the crew.
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Mr. Patel's is an astounding story, courage and endurance unparalleled in the history of ship-wrecks. Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long, and none in the company of an adult Bengal tiger. See more »