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Pascali's Island (1988)

Pascali's Island poster
Directed by
James Dearden
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1908, a local informant on a Greek island under Ottoman rule reports to his superiors and becomes suspicious of a British archaeologist. He gets drawn into a web of political intrigue and personal doubt.

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What happens

Pascali's Island is a 1988 British drama film based on the 1980 novel by Barry Unsworth. It was written and directed by James Dearden. It stars Ben Kingsley, Charles Dance, Helen Mirren and Kevork Malikyan. It was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. The action takes place in 1908 on the fictional Ottoman-ruled Greek island of Nisi. The film was largely shot on the Greek island of Symi and in Rhodes in the late summer of 1987. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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