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Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea (Mediterráneo)

Directed by Marcel Barrena
Spain, Greece
2021
112 mins

In 2015, two Spanish lifeguards, Oscar and Gerard, travel to the Greek island of Lesbos after seeing the heart-wrenching photograph of a little boy drowned in the Mediterranean Sea. They arrive to discover a shocking reality: thousands of people risk their lives every day by trying to cross the sea in the most precarious of vessels, fleeing from armed conflicts and other miseries in their home countries. But the thing that stands out most is that no one is doing any rescue work.

Together with Esther, Nico, and other members of the team, they fight to do the job that none of the authorities are doing and provide support to the thousands of people who so badly need it.

For all involved, this first trip turns into an odyssey—one that changes their lives forever.

  • Year
    2021
  • Country
    Spain, Greece
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Premiere Status
    North American Premiere
  • Director
    Marcel Barrena
  • Cast
    Eduard Fernández, Dani Rovira, Anna Castillo, Sergi López, Àlex Monner, Melika Foroutan
  • Writer
    Danielle Schleif
  • Cinematographer
    Kiko de la Rica
  • Editor
    Nacho Ruiz Capillas
  • Genre
    Drama, Social Issues, Thriller, Action
  • Theme
    Drama, Social issues, Spain

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