The Arctic Convoy

There are sustained sequences of threat as an armed civilian ship comes under attack from military aggressors with superior firepower, including fighter planes on bombing runs, enemy U-boats and floating mines. There is a focus on the fear and anxieties of crew members as they face increasingly difficult survival challenges. A man falls overboard and crew members scramble desperately to try to save him. There are scenes of war violence as a ship comes under fire from enemy forces, including heavy artillery guns and bomb blasts. Characters shove and grab one another during heated moments. There are undetailed, sometimes comic, verbal references to syphilis and crabs. There is mild bad language ('shit', 'crap') as well as milder terms such as 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'. Characters grieve for lost comrades.