Wonderfully photographed Adventure

Ridley Scott, the director of cult films like "Blade Runner" and "Thelma and
Louise "orgies of violence as" Hannibal "and the sandals movie blockbuster" Gladiator "
pulls in "White Squall" out all the stops.
Autumn 1960. can be found on the sail training ship "Albatross" a twelve youths,
which prepares for a year-long journey not only on their college degree
to be, but also be trained as sailors.
Initially, of course there are frictions, the gruff skipper Sheldon (Jeff Bridges,
"The Fabulous Baker Boys", "The Big Lebowski", "K-Pax" with an unusual short haircut)
demands hard discipline of the partially spoiled boy, and to overcome their fears.
Only gradually will the team from a crew that finally the won-
Beautiful World of the Caribbean opens up, and for the "Albatross" eventually
a second home is.
Even the humor is not forgotten, as a female Danish school class, the
Ship of pubescent team enters to take a day trip ...
Experiences at sea help youth their personal problems
to master ("The biggest storm raging in ourselves").
As unexpectedly meets a catastrophe: The all seafarers
dreaded fatal "White Squall" (White Squall) grabs the ship ...
Young people have learned enough on their journey to save their lives?
A solid script that slides almost never in clichés, wonderful landscape and
Seeaufnahmen, Film Music of Sting and convincing Jeff Bridges in the title role
make this film into a real experience.