Purple Sea (2020)
- Original title
- Das Purpurmeer
- Directed by
- Amel Alzakout, Khaled Abdulwahed
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 07m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Syrian artist films from inside the water after her refugee boat sinks off Lesbos. The camera bobs among lifejackets as passengers wait for rescue. Her voiceover describes the moment of drifting at sea.
claustrophobicintimateurgentvisceralmeditativebleakunnervingrawsubjective
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