Feature film — 2009
The Purple Sea (2009)
Nothing - not her father, not the church - can stop unruly Angela from being with her childhood best friend turned great love, Sara. Based on a true story, Viola di Mare, presents a uniquely engaging portrait of family, community and gender roles in a 19th century Italian village.
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A high-signal pick with 96 votes.
Italian Dreams Factory / Medusa Film / MiC / Sicilia Film Commission / Sensi Contemporanei Cinema e Audiovisivo / Regione Siciliana
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Director: Donatella Maiorca
On screen
Cast & crew
Valeria Solarino
Angela / Angelo
Isabella Ragonese
Sara
Ennio Fantastichini
Salvatore
Giselda Volodi
Lucia
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Agnese
Marco Foschi
Tommaso
Corrado Fortuna
Ventura
Alessio Vassallo
Nicolino
Sergio Vespertino
Vincenzo
Lucrezia Lante della Rovere
Baronessa
Ester Cucinotti
Concetta
Giovanni Moschella
Don Pantaleo
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