The Last Cruise

Name: The Last Cruise
Genre: Documentary
Released: March 30, 2021
Duration: 40 min
Rating: 75

2021

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HBO | Release Date (Streaming): March 30, 2021 | TV-14

Summary: The Last Cruise documents the experiences of people onboard the now infamous Diamond Princess cruise ship, where an uncontained COVID-19 outbreak at the start of the pandemic became a global spectacle and a faraway symbol of the new virus and its potential to upend any sense of normalcy.

Director: Hannah Olson

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 40 min

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The Film Stage John Fink

Mar 20, 2021

What we do have is a vital and horrifying record of a crisis that we should have quickly learned from, that captures the moment with the immediacy of Facebook Live or Snapchat, while its subjects provide context months removed from the events of January and February 2021. Read full review

Morgan Hines

Mar 17, 2021

Though the documentary painted a story and highlighted onboard emotions of anxiety, frustration and fear, something was missing: input from health and industry officials. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Mar 29, 2021

Director Olson and her team have done an amazing job of weaving together the cell phone footage into a cohesive timeline of a stunning crisis in the nascent days of the pandemic that shook the world. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Mar 29, 2021

Using footage mostly from the cameras of various passengers and crew, the documentary takes us inside the experience of being stuck inside a floating prison, unwanted by any port, as COVID cases and fears mount. It’s an experience you would not want to have directly, but it’s fascinating to watch. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Robert Daniels

Mar 30, 2021

With visual precision and remarkable intimacy, Hannah Olson's documentary The Last Cruise recalls the harrowing 40-day quarantine aboard the Princess Diamond cruise ship at the outset of the pandemic. Read full review

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