The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea
Syllas Tzoumerkas
year of production
2019
synopsis
A film about emigration, remembering and forgetting. A film about a woman who never arrived.
production
unafilm / Titus Kreyenberg
in co-production with
Homemade Films, PRPL, Kakadua Films, Film I Väst, ZDF/ARTE, ERT, NOVA
cast
Angeliki Papoulia, Youla Boudali, Christos Passalis, Argyris Xafis, Thanassis Dovris, Laertis Malkotsis, Maria Filin
financiers
Eurimages, Greek Film Centre, Film and Medienstiftung NRW, Netherlands Film Fund, Swedish Film Institute, DFFF, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, Media Programme, Prefecture of Western Greece, Geitonas Eels
sales
New Europe Sales
german distribution
Realfiction
world premiere
69th Berlin International Film Festival 2019 – Panorama
festivals and awards
Karlovy Vary IFF 2019, BFI London IFF 2019 – Dare, BiFan 2019 – Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (International Competition), FANTASIA International Film Festival 2019, Festival International du Film Policier de Beaune 2019 – Sang Neuf Competition, Istanbul IFF 2019, Crossing Europe EFF 2019, Transilvania IFF 2019, Bildrausch Filmfest Basel – Cutting Edge International Competition 2019, New Horizons IFF 2019, São Paulo IFF 2019, Ayvalik IFF, Haifa IFF, Bogota IFF, Thessaloniki IFF, Roma MedFesti 2019, Zagreb IFF 2019, Valencia IMFF 2019, Denver IFF, etc.
2 Hellenic Film Academy Awards (Best Director, Best Actress) and 12 nominations (Best Film, Screenplay, Actor, Supporting Actress, Editing, Costume Design, Music, Sound, Make-up, Effects).
2 Hellenic Film Academy Awards (Best Director, Best Actress) and 12 nominations (Best Film, Screenplay, Actor, Supporting Actress, Editing, Costume Design, Music, Sound, Make-up, Effects).
category
feature