The Raft

Feb 13, 2019

1h 37m

★ 6.2

The strangest group experiment of all time

Overview

In 1973, five men and six women drifted across the Atlantic on a raft as part of a scientific experiment exploring the origins of violence and sexual attraction. Nobody expected what ultimately took place on that 3-month journey. Through archive material and a reunion of the surviving members of the expedition, this film tells the hidden story of the project.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Fasad

Bullitt Film

Sutor Kolonko

The Raft Trailers

Cast

Santiago Genovés (voice)

Daniel Giménez Cacho

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Maria Björnstam

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Mary Gidley

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Rachida Lièvre

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Edna Reves

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