A mind-bending riddle unfolds for bewildered passengers on an immigrant ship, changing their course with mysterious events.
Suspenseful and cerebral. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
It stays inside its TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.
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When mysterious events change the course of an immigrant ship headed for New York in 1899, a mind-bending riddle unfolds for its bewildered passengers.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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