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The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea

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The solitary lives of a police woman and an eel-hatchery worker intersect when a circle of violence erupts in their poor town.

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Guy Lodge Variety 02/28/2019
A stylish, many-stranded mystery that often casts viewers adrift in clashing tides of dark genre convention, nightmarish surrealism and fevered close-up character study. Go to Full Review Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter 02/22/2019
While the screenplay definitely has too many elements to be able to function without dropping a few balls, Tzoumerkas does masterfully paint the stifling atmosphere of a godforsaken town where women's dreams and potential have come to die. Go to Full Review Jonathan Romney Screen International 02/11/2019
While Tsoumerkas doesn't pull off the miracle you hope, the acting fairly crackles. Go to Full Review Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa 12/09/2020
The film has many plus points and features several impressive segments but, in the end, does not fully manage to wrap up its ambitious story. Go to Full Review Zhuo-Ning Su Awards Daily 10/23/2019
An exhilarating exercise in genre filmmaking with legitimate dramatic aspirations. Go to Full Review Alex Goldstein One Room With A View 10/07/2019
5/5
The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea is painful viewing, but the note of hope that it holds makes it nigh unmissable. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Syllas Tzoumerkas

Director

Angeliki Papoulia

Elisabeth

Youla Boudali

Rita

Christos Passalis

Manolis

Argyris Xafis

Vassilis

Thanasis Dovris

Michalis
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Movie Info

Synopsis The solitary lives of a police woman and an eel-hatchery worker intersect when a circle of violence erupts in their poor town.
Director
Syllas Tzoumerkas
Producer
Maria Drandaki
Screenwriter
Syllas Tzoumerkas, Youla Boudali
Production Co
Homemade Films, Nederlands Filmfonds, Film i Väst, unafilm, Kakadua Filmproduktion, Creative Europe Media, Eurimages, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, PRPL, Nova, Svenska Filminstitutet, ERT SA, Greek Film Centre, ZDF/Arte
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Greek
Runtime
2h 1m