Matthias Koeberlin

In 1942, a German U-boat torpedoed the RMS Laconia, sinking the British ship, which carried more than 2,000 passengers. Led by an outstanding cast, this harrowing story is dramatized with deft characterizations, narrative subtlety, and moral complexity.

A 12-year-old boy drifts into a fantastic world when his mother abandons his family, forcing him to care for his two younger siblings.