Overview
Jesmark, a struggling fisherman on the island of Malta, is forced to turn his back on generations of tradition and risk everything by entering the world of black market fishing to provide for his girlfriend and newborn baby.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award (2021)
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (2022)
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Alex CamilleriWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 15, 2021
- Original language
- Maltese
- Countries
- Malta
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Cast
Jesmark SciclunaJesmark
Michela FarrugiaDenise
David SciclunaDavid
Frida CauchiCarmen
Uday K MacleanUday- Timur AliAiden
Marta VellaMary Grace- Marlene SchranzOld Woman
- Marcelle TeumaDoctor
Anthony EllulInspector- Stephen BuhagiarThe Boss
- Royin GrechRestaurant Owner
- Rebecca FenechRestaurant Owner
- Joseph SchiavoneRestaurant Owner
- Ignazio SchembriRestaurant Owner
- Frank TantiLino
- Reece VellaPriest
- Joseph AgiusFishermen
- Philip AgiusFishermen
- Emanuele MuscatFishermen
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