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Synopsis
In the summer of 1973, a young international crew of six women and five men embarked together on a most unusual sea voyage—a close-quarters trip across the Atlantic from Spain to Mexico on a free-floating raft christened the Acali, initiated by Mexican anthropologist Santiago Genovés, who proposed to use the group as guinea pigs in his investigation of the origins of violent conflict and dynamics of sexual attraction. Contentious from the get-go, incorrectly labeled by the media as ‘The Sex Raft’, the Acali mission stayed afloat for 101 days—and now, more than forty years later, the surviving crew members reunite to reenact and recollect their experience, additionally illustrated with extensive 16mm archival footage from the voyage. What results is a document of the thin line between science and cultism in the early ‘70s, a touching story of female camaraderie and, in the character of Genovés, an unforgettable portrait of oblivious, toxic masculinity.
Metrics
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 26,201-26,300) | 26,263 | $7,605 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 35,101-35,200) | 35,158 | $7,605 |
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | June 7th, 2019 (Limited) by Metrograph Pictures, released as The Raft |
| International Releases: | September 5th, 2018 (Wide) (Denmark)
January 18th, 2019 (Limited), released as The Raft (United Kingdom) |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 97 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Human Experimentation, Social Sciences, 1970s, Voiceover/Narration, Archive Footage |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Fasad, Bullitt Film, Sutor Kolonko, Motto Pictures |
| Production Countries: | Denmark, Germany, Sweden, United States |
| Languages: | English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Swedish |