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Maidentrip

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 22m
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7.5/10
4.1K
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Laura Dekker in Maidentrip (2013)
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14-year-old Laura Dekker sets out on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to become the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone.14-year-old Laura Dekker sets out on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to become the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone.14-year-old Laura Dekker sets out on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to become the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone.

  • Director
    • Jillian Schlesinger
  • Stars
    • Dick Dekker
    • Kim Dekker
    • Laura Dekker
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    • Director
      • Jillian Schlesinger
    • Stars
      • Dick Dekker
      • Kim Dekker
      • Laura Dekker
    • 16User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    7nuke_houston

    Something is just not right

    Are we to believe she sailed around the world, without a support team? Why are there no news articles around January 2012? Why does she always have clean hair in her videos? I am sorry, but something is not quite right. David Blaine street magician can live under water for 100 days without oxygen, and make the Statue of Liberty disappear...

    Served as crew member for ten days on the tall ship Stad Amsterdam, departing from St. Maarten on 5 January 2011. Departed Sint Maarten on 20 January; visited the islands of Îles des Saintes, Dominica, Bonaire and San Blas Islands, all located in the Caribbean.

    Flew home on 27 February; stayed to 10 March to speak at a boat show and other places, now a figure of considerable media attention in the Netherlands.

    Completed the passage of the Panama Canal on 11 April 2011;[59] visited Pearl Islands thereafter.
    8zerrquet

    Very Well Done

    Enjoyed Laura's adventure very much and for several different reasons. Her focus is sharp and unique for a teenager. Most adults are not quite so capable. Maybe best of all, she changed quite a bit, became wiser, learned lessons, and allowed the spell to be cast. (Minor point reduction for small gaps in the details of the oceaneering).
    10whitneyrennie

    Focused, Moving, Beautiful.

    Maidentrip is the story of a 14-16 year old girl who wants to sail around the world alone.

    As anyone who has spent time sailing alone, that is an extremely powerful premise on itself. The film maker made a brilliant decision to focus on this premise and not go to deeply into the other interesting aspects such as the mechanics of sailing or the adventures ashore. This film focuses on the type of person who wants to tackle the oceans alone as while as the freedom, loneliness and adventure of such a trip.

    Where this film really shines is that to shows instead of telling. It has scenes of her finding great comfort in the company of dolphins instead of scenes of her crying or complaining. It has scenes of her silently embracing the beauty of the exotic islands she visits instead of a tourists itinerary of her shore visits. Laura is also great on camera, showing her strength, vulnerabilities and quirky teenage personality without resorting to drama or shock value.

    And then the last scene... This is what made me rate this movie a 10. After completing here around the world voyage she leaves the Caribbean to head for New Zealand. In the voice over she talks about how she found a crewmate to share this new voyage with and how if she doesn't like New Zealand she will just push off for another port. It starts as a close up on "Guppy" sailing confidently under full sail and pans out until the boat is but a small spec on the giant ocean. That scene really captured the power of a young girl determined to chart her own course in life.
    9joncheskin

    Love and Belief Will Take You Around the World

    Maidentrip is a beautiful documentary about Laura Dekker's year and a half voyage to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world. Dekker, who is Dutch, set sail from Gibraltar in 2010 and made the journey in a year and half, finishing a few months after her 16th birthday. Her route took her to St. Martins, Panama, the Galapagos Islands, Austrailia, the Cape of Good Hope, and back to St. Martins.

    This movie is amazing first because of the premise--that a girl, 14, would even try such an amazing task. We learn that Laura is no ordinary girl--from an early age she loved sailing, and in fact would sail all over Holland by herself by the age of 10. In 2009, only 13 years old, she sailed across the English Channel from Holland and back by herself. When it became known that she intended to sail around the world, Dutch authorities attempted to remove her from her father's custody to keep her from making the trip. After a court victory, the way was cleared for her.

    As we follow Laura on her journey, what we realize is that, however young she is, this is a remarkable person with a vision. The trip becomes something of a work of art--she photographs it all herself-- and so is really a sort of view of the entire world through her lens. Additionally, we get to know a story of her tumultuous past and how her voyage potentially can liberate her, and the story is compelling. Laura is involved in an immense but joyful struggle to see the world, show us her experience, and even fully create herself as a person. It is an amazing story.
    8clarkj-565-161336

    Pancakes for Neptune

    Just saw this at Hot Docs in Toronto last night. If you want to know what sailing around the world is like, this is the movie for you. Not so long ago, we didn't have the technology to make filming a journey like this so easy. We are shown a pretty complete set of film documenting the various legs of the journey, from sunny becalmed days, to hair raising stormy seas rounding South Africa.

    I guess like everyone I wondered how someone so young could make such a journey. We follow the back story of Laura's life as she spends her first 5 years at sea around New Zealand and as a very young girl helping her single dad restore their boat, the Guppy. When you see her on the boat sailing, you immediately grasp that this person is at one with the boat and with the sea and any doubts disappear. The boat is exactly made to order, everything in its place, strong, simple. Restoring and basically rebuilding the boat from scratch was probably the best thing for someone undertaking such a journey. You must be totally aware of absolutely everything on a boat, how it works, and how to repair it.

    This doc reminded me of a film I saw about the Golden Globe race in 1968, called Deep Water. Laura refers to Bernard Moitessier and how he fell in love with the sailing and forgot about the race he was on, continuing on into the south pacific.

    The animation sequences showing the path of the boat on various charts of the world are very imaginatively done, you get a real sense of the journey. What a way to see our beautiful planet and all the various life forms.

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    • Trivia
      In August 2009, Laura Dekker announced her plan for a two-year solo sailing voyage around the globe in the Dutch national newspaper, Algemeen Dagblad.
    • Quotes

      Laura Dekker: Nobody said life was easy

      Laura Dekker: But that's a pretty annoying fact

    • Connections
      Referenced in Film Junk Podcast: Bonus Episode: Hot Docs 2013 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Something, Somewhere, Sometime
      Performed by Ben Sollee

      Written by Ben Sollee

      From the album "Live From the Grocery On Home"

      Courtesy of Sonablast! Records

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    • Release date
      • March 19, 2015 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Dutch
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Laura: yngsta världsomseglaren
    • Filming locations
      • French Polynesia
    • Production company
      • CoPilot Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $68,243
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,622
      • Dec 22, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $68,243
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 22m(82 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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