To The Ends of The Earth(2005)
To the Ends of the Earth-William Golding's tale of survival features a young British aristocrat on a harrowing journey to Australia at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Edmund Talbot (Benedict Cumberbatch) books passage aboard an aging, converted man o'war in 1814, bound for a posting with the colonial governor of Australia.
The bulk of the story is set on board the ship on the high seas towards the end of the Napoleonic Wars. It is a diverse, complex and haunting trilogy of William Golding's novels, Rites of Passage, Close Quarters and Fire Down Below.
Edmund is young, witty and naive, and all set for adventure and bravery in the face of whatever a long sea voyage might throw at him. He is also immature, vain, haughtily cocksure in his perception of the world and ripe for certain lessons, both emotional and intellectual.
The ship he travels in 'renders like an old boot' and there's nothing in the least bit romantic about it. It is crammed with a disparate assortment of officers, seamen and passengers (made up of gentlemen like Talbot and few ladies) and a 'cargo' of poor emigrants. Presiding over this little society is the irascible Captain Anderson (Jared Harris) , who is positively hostile to Talbot until he learns of the young man's powerful patron, which makes him grudgingly respectful. (fonte BBC)