"Robinson Crusoe", "Cast Away" and, for some years now, "7 vs Wild": Have you ever imagined what it would be like to be stranded on a desert island? If you had to take on nature single-handedly and throw yourself into a thrilling adventure? Well, perhaps you should remember that reality is much crueler than what you see on the screen. In 1761, a bloodcurdling incident occurred in the Indian Ocean that nipped any thoughts of an exciting venture and the volleyball Wilson in the bud. At the time, a desperate crowd of people found themselves on a tiny island. Hundreds of kilometers away from the nearest land mass and completely on their own, the stranded people faced an uncertain future - but some of them actually managed to defy the relentless nature and hold out in their sandy grave for 15 years! But how on earth was this even possible? What led to this traumatic catastrophe? And above all, why was the group of people deliberately left to die?