Underplayed Gems

The Reef (1999)

The Reef poster
Original title
Passion's Way
Directed by
Robert Allan Ackerman
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Czech Republic, Germany, United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman navigates a love affair with a man from her past while also caring for her niece. Their reunion stirs up old emotions and leads to complicated romantic entanglements.

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What happens

The Reef (also known as Passion's Way) is a 1999 American-Czech-German made-for-television historical drama film directed by Robert Allan Ackerman based on the book The Reef by Edith Wharton. It starred Sela Ward, Timothy Dalton, Alicia Witt, Jamie Glover. It was filmed in Prague, Czech Republic in 1996 but did not premiere on CBS until July 25, 1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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