The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea (2019)

Original title

Το Θαύμα της Θάλασσας των Σαργασσών

Directed by

Syllas Tzoumerkas

Genre

drama film, thriller film

Country

Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Sweden

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

16

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A policewoman and an eel hatchery worker live isolated lives in a small poor town in Western Greece. Their paths cross when a wave of violence erupts around them.

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What happens

The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea (Greek: Το Θαύμα της Θάλασσας των Σαργασσών), is a 2019 thriller/drama Greek film with horror and surrealist elements, directed by Syllas Tzoumerkas. It tells the story of two women‍— a police woman and an eel hatchery worker‍— whose solitary lives cross when a circle of violence erupts in the poor, small town of Western Greece where they live. Angeliki Papoulia, Youla Boudali and Christos Passalis lead the film's ensemble cast. Tzoumerkas' third film after Homeland (Hora Proelefsis, 2010) and A Blast (2014), The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea had its world premiere at the Panorama section of the 69th Berlinale. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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