Based on actual events, this drama tells the story of the passengers of the Rose Noelle and the harrowing journey they faced after setting sail from Picton, New Zealand in 1989. When the ship capsized in the southern Pacific Ocean, the four men were forced to survive for 119 days while drifting on the wreckage of the boat. Dominic Purcell and Peter Feeney star in the film, which originally aired on New Zealand television.