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The Purple Sea (2009) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2009 · 105 mins · Italian
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- Directed by
- Donatella Maiorca
- Starring
- Filippo Luna, Aurora Quattrocchi, Claudia Potenza, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Ennio Fantastichini, Giovanni Moschella
Angela, a headstrong young woman in a 19th‑century Italian village, defies her father and the church to pursue her love for her childhood friend Sara. Inspired by a true story, the film, directed by Viola di Mare, offers a vivid portrait of family dynamics, community expectations and gender roles of the period, set against a backdrop of rigid social norms that love and resilience strive to challenge.
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