Purple Sea
Documentary
★ 5.8/1020211h 7m
Director: Amel Alzakout
Made from images filmed by the Syrian artist Amel Alzakout after the boat on which she was fleeing Syria sank off the coast of Lesbos, Purple Sea reports on the moment in which the co-director and the other passengers are floating in the sea in their lifejackets, waiting to be rescued. Her voice-over accompanies this extremely poignant experience.
Runtime
1h 7m
Language
Arabic
Released
Sep 9, 2021
Runtime
1h 7m
Language
Arabic
Released
Sep 9, 2021
Cast
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