Salvador Alvarenga's harrowing ordeal began with a two-day fishing venture off the coast of Mexico, but swiftly turned catastrophic as a fierce storm rendered his boat powerless, casting him adrift at sea. Over the span of 14 months, he traversed over 9,000 miles of the Pacific Ocean's merciless expanse, confronted by the ubiquitous specter of death. Encounters with circling sharks, the constant threat of starvation, and the psychological turmoil of isolation pushed Alvarenga to the brink. Yet, through indomitable resilience and ingenuity—fashioning fishnets from debris, stitching clothes from fish bones, and surviving relentless shark attacks—he endured. The ocean's currents eventually deposited him on a secluded island where salvation came in the form of a local couple. '438 Days' is Jonathan Franklin's compelling chronicle of survival, detailing Alvarenga's extraordinary resolve to cling to life against insurmountable odds.