30th EUFF - Simshar
9:15 PM on Monday Dec. 7th, 2015
ByTowne Cinema, 325 Rideau St
9:15 PM on Monday Dec. 7th, 2015
ByTowne Cinema, 325 Rideau St
Malta, 2014, 101 minutes
Maltese, English, with English sub-titles
Eleven year old Theo sets off on his first expedition on the family fishing boat Simshar together with his father, grandfather and a Malian migrant worker. Disaster strikes when a fire breaks out onboard, leaving the crew stranded in open water. Also in the Mediterranean, a Turkish vessel rescues African migrants between Malta and the Italian island of Lampedusa with tensions running high when neither country allows disembarkation.
On land, John, a soldier in the Maltese armed forces, is embroiled with the diplomatic deadlock whilst assisting with the search for the missing Simshar. However, he meets resistance from the fishing community which is being rallied by Theo's mother Sharin and conducting their own search, in an attempt to shun the authorities who they fear will castigated the Simshar for illegal tuna fishing. The sea stories unravel in parallel and culminate tragically when the fishermen are spotted but mistaken for African migrants.
Man can go 40 days without food, 3 days without water, 8 minutes without air, but only 1 second without hope.
Maltese, English, with English sub-titles
Eleven year old Theo sets off on his first expedition on the family fishing boat Simshar together with his father, grandfather and a Malian migrant worker. Disaster strikes when a fire breaks out onboard, leaving the crew stranded in open water. Also in the Mediterranean, a Turkish vessel rescues African migrants between Malta and the Italian island of Lampedusa with tensions running high when neither country allows disembarkation.
On land, John, a soldier in the Maltese armed forces, is embroiled with the diplomatic deadlock whilst assisting with the search for the missing Simshar. However, he meets resistance from the fishing community which is being rallied by Theo's mother Sharin and conducting their own search, in an attempt to shun the authorities who they fear will castigated the Simshar for illegal tuna fishing. The sea stories unravel in parallel and culminate tragically when the fishermen are spotted but mistaken for African migrants.
Man can go 40 days without food, 3 days without water, 8 minutes without air, but only 1 second without hope.