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202480 minPGdocumentary

8.5/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

MERAKI

202480 minPGdocumentary

8.5/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

An ordinary man faces financial struggles and personal challenges while building a 19ft boat to sail solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

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An ordinary man faces financial struggles and personal challenges while building a 19ft boat to sail solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Robert Edmondsdirector

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Keith Olivercast

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MERAKI follows, an ordinary man with an incredible dream, as he overcomes money hardships, skepticism, and personal challenges to build a 19ft boat and sail solo across the Atlantic, discovering strength and transformation along the way.

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