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Purple Sea

2021 | 1h 7m | Documentary, World
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Made from images filmed by the Syrian artist Amel Alzakout after the boat on which she was fleeing Syria sank off the coast of Lesbos, Purple Sea reports on the moment in which the co-director and the other passengers are floating in the sea in their life-jackets, waiting to be rescued. Her voice-over accompanies this extremely poignant experience.

★★★★★ | Read our full Purple Sea review

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What we think

Purple Sea is a soul-chilling film, and one of the most vital documents of the 2010s.
★★★★★ | Read in full: Purple Sea film review Cathy Brennan We Love Cinema

What others think

Powerful but painful to watch, this experimental documentary challenges viewers to avert their eyes from the tragedy unfolding before them.
Leslie Felperin The Guardian

Purple Sea Movie details

Director

Amel Alzakout Khaled Abdulwahed

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UK release date

25 Aug 2021

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