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Marea

Production company: Simplebulldog Studio
Director/s: Matt Patterson
Producer/s: Jonas Sanz, Oliver Mallia
Country: Malta
Cast: Philip Mizzi, Mark Mifsud, Erica Muscat
Format: Short Film
Language/s: Maltese, Arabic
Genre/s: Short, Drama
Running time: 8 min
Year: 2016
Status: Completed

A peaceful fishing trip turns to tragedy, when a father and son witness a group of refugees in the water, struggling to make it to shore. The son risks his life to help bring these migrants to land.

Marea (aka The Tide) is an American short film, which featured an all Maltese cast. The film was mainly shot at Riviera in Mellieha.

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