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Simshar
Inspired by true events
Genres
Drama
Overview
Young Theo is sent on his first trip with his Maltese sea faring family, but things go terribly wrong when the 'Simshar' sinks, leaving the crew stranded in the Mediterranean... Simultaneously, Alex - a medic reluctantly dispatched onto a Turkish Merchant vessel which has rescued a group of stranded African boat people between Malta and Italy - gets stuck on the boat as the countries wage a bureaucratic war over who should take in the migrants... The stories unravel in parallel and culminate tragically when the fishermen are traced down, but by that time there's only one survivor.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
105 min
Release Date
2014-04-27
Status
Released
Original Language
Maltese
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Lotfi Abdelli
Simon
Jimi Busuttil
Karmenu
Sékouba Doucouré
Moussa
Chrysander Agius
John
Adrian Farrugia
Theo
Clare Agius
Sharin
Mark Mifsud
Alex
Kurt Zammit
Aiden
Pierre Stafrace
Pawlu
Laura Kpegli
Makeda
Antonella Axisa
Monica
David Leguesse
Lecca Sailor
Tumer Gencturk
Murat
Tesfu Mekonnen
Rahwa's Brother
Mahlet Grech
Rahwa
Edward Caruana Galizia
Bert
Lawand Khaled Khaled
Salim
Louise Ellul
Bureaucrat
Khaled Riani
Mehdi
Aaron Micallef
Pilot
Jabal
Captain Bilel
Jes Camilleri
Brigadier Sant
Stephen Buhagiar
Censu 9 Fisherman
Angélique Muller
French Red Cross Nurse
Ivan Grech
Mustached Man
Abdulkedir
Disturbed Man
Malcolm Ellul
Statue Bearer 2
Henry Zammit Cordina
Parish Priest
Christian Micallef
Matthew Fisherman
Marc Cianter
Alter Boy
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