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* ATapOnTheHead: Tami is struck on the head as the boat capsizes and knocked unconscious (in RealLife it was for 27 hours). When she regains consciousness, she has a nasty cut on her forehead and the revelation that [[spoiler: she's been hallucinating Richard's presence ever since, might very well be due to whatever brain damage she received. Richard himself is struck on the head the same way and either killed outright or knocked out long enough for him to drown once he slips underwater.]]

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* ATapOnTheHead: TapOnTheHead: Tami is struck on the head as the boat capsizes and knocked unconscious (in RealLife it was for 27 hours). When she regains consciousness, she has a nasty cut on her forehead and the revelation that [[spoiler: she's been hallucinating Richard's presence ever since, might very well be due to whatever brain damage she received. Richard himself is struck on the head the same way and either killed outright or knocked out long enough for him to drown once he slips underwater.]]
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* ATapOnTheHead: Tami is struck on the head as the boat capsizes and knocked unconscious (in RealLife it was for 27 hours). When she regains consciousness, she has a nasty cut on her forehead and the revelation that [[spoiler: she's been hallucinating Richard's presence ever since, might very well be due to whatever brain damage she received. Richard himself is struck on the head the same way and either killed outright or knocked out long enough for him to drown once he slips underwater.]]

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* CryLaughing: Tami, after returning to Richards boat and finding the dried-up flower he gave her months ago, starts laughing while breaking down in tears.

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* CryLaughing: Tami, after returning to Richards Richard's boat and finding the dried-up flower he gave her months ago, starts laughing while breaking down in tears.


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* EmptyBedroomGrieving: Tami returns to Tahiti after being rescued and roams around [[spoiler: Richard's now abandoned boat, reliving the good times they had there, and finally breaking down and crying over his death.]]
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** [[spoiler:The injured Richard describes himself as "dead weight", implying that he wants Tami to perform a MercyKill so as to save herself. It turns out he's ''already'' dead]].

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** [[spoiler:The injured Richard describes himself as "dead weight", implying that he wants Tami to perform a MercyKill so as to save herself. It turns out he's ''already'' dead]].dead and this is actually his ghost, or perhaps Tami's subconscious urging her to let go for the very same reason]].
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* MatchCut: [[spoiler: The opening shot of Richard's raincoat-clad body sinking into the depths of the ocean]] immediately segues into a shot of Tammy's similarly dressed, partly submerged body as the camera pans ''up'' to find her regaining consciousness.


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* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: Richard, both via the numerous flashbacks Tami has and what turns out to be a hallucination of him.]]
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* TheEighties: The film takes place in 1983. Downplayed as the time period doesn't factor much into the plot, as the film is simply based on the true story of a real incident that occurred that year.

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* TheEighties: The film takes place in 1983. Downplayed as the time period doesn't factor much into the plot, as the film is simply based on the true story of a real incident that occurred that year.
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* TheEighties: The film takes place in 1983. Downplayed as the time period doesn't factor much into the plot, as the film is simply based on the true story of a real incident that occurred that year.
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** Tami's final flashback of the storm shows the moment the boat flipped over and [[Richard was not only swept overboard, but struck on the head. When we return to present day, she finally admits to herself that she's been hallucinating his presence the entire time.]]
* GiantWallOfWateryDoom: When they get caught in the storm, Richard and Tami are hit with a giant wave that flips the boat completely over.

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** Tami's final flashback of the storm shows the moment the boat flipped over and [[Richard [[spoiler: Richard was not only swept overboard, but struck on the head. When we return to present day, she finally admits to herself that she's been hallucinating his presence the entire time.]]
* GiantWallOfWateryDoom: When they get caught in the storm, Richard and Tami are hit with a giant wave that flips the boat completely over. [[spoiler: This is what kills him and cripples the boat.]]
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** As the storm intensifies, Tami is nearly swept overboard at one point, only to be saved by Richard, [[spoiler: minutes before he meets the same fate.]]
** Tami's final flashback of the storm shows the moment the boat flipped over and [[Richard was not only swept overboard, but struck on the head. When we return to present day, she finally admits to herself that she's been hallucinating his presence the entire time.]]

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[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Not to be confused]] with the 2006's film [[Film/{{Adrift}} of the same name]]. Or with the 2016's space-based exploration game ''VideoGame/{{Adr1ft}}''.

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[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Not to be confused]] with the 2006's film [[Film/{{Adrift}} [[Film/Adrift2006 of the same name]]. Or with the 2016's space-based exploration game ''VideoGame/{{Adr1ft}}''.

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* FlowerInHerHair: Richard gives Tami a flower to put in her hair, telling her which side she puts it on is important; right means she's on the market, but left means she's taken. She puts it on the left side.

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* FlowerInHerHair: FlowersOfRomance: Richard gives Tami a flower to put in her hair, telling her which side she puts it on is important; right means she's on the market, but left means she's taken. She puts it on the left side.
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* MasterofYourDomain: Downplayed, but still present. As a way of coping with hunger and thirst, Tami is shown meditating. It only helps this much, but she doesn't have many other options.

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* MasterofYourDomain: MasterOfYourDomain: Downplayed, but still present. As a way of coping with hunger and thirst, Tami is shown meditating. It only helps this much, but she doesn't have many other options.
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* ConspicuousCG: [[spoiler:The freight ship. Probably intentional, since it's just a hallucination and behaving like no real ship would]].
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* BittersweetEnding: Tami survived but Richard didn't. He was a hallucination the whole time.

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Tami survived but Richard didn't. He was a hallucination the whole time.time]].

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