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The Water Is Wide (2006)

The Water Is Wide poster
Directed by
John Kent Harrison
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young idealistic teacher takes his first job on an isolated island off the coast of South Carolina. He works to connect with his students and overcome the challenges of a remote community.

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What happens

Weites Wasser ist ein US-amerikanischer Fernsehfilm aus dem Jahr 2006. Er ist ein Remake des 1974 veröffentlichten Kinofilms Abschied von einer Insel, der wiederum auf dem autobiographischen Roman „Trennende Wasser“ (The Water Is Wide) des Autors Pat Conroy basiert. Jeff Hephner spielt den jungen Pat Conroy, einen idealistischen jungen Lehrer, der seine erste Stelle auf einer isolierten Insel vor Charleston, South Carolina, antritt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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