WhenhisgirlfriendSashaandbestfriendEliasgivehotheadRichardaharpoonforhisbirthday,hewantstotrythisnewtoyoutrightaway.Sothethreeofthemsetoutforadaytriponaboat,butsuspicionandjealousysoonstarttogettheupperhand.Beforelong,thetensionhasbecomeunbearable.Tomakemattersworse,theboat’senginefailsandthenitturnsouttheylefttheirsuppliesonshore:anerve-wrackingstruggleforsurvivalensuesthatsparesnoone’ssecrets–orblood.Thispost-modernadaptationofastorybyEdgarAllanPoeinwhichthreeshipwreckedsailorsdrawlotstoseewhohastosacrificehimselfasacannibalisticsnack,isabloodthirstythrillerthatleavessufficientspaceforlaughs.It’spainfullyobviousfrom(nautical)milesawaythatthistriangularrelationshipisnotgoingtoendwell.
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