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Malta3 Essential Films from MaltaStop 2 of 3

Simshar

2014

Based on a true tragedy, a Maltese fishing family is left stranded at sea when their boat goes down, even as, elsewhere, a doctor grapples with the plight of migrants adrift in the same Mediterranean. A moving drama of the sea.

Why it’s here

A Maltese-language drama inspired by a Maltese fishing tragedy and migration rescue crisis.

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Part of 3 Essential Films from Malta

This film is stop 2 of 3 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Malta. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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