Purple Sea

5.82021Documentary

Made from images filmed by the Syrian artist Amel Alzakout after the boat on which she was fleeing Syria sank off the coast of Lesbos, Purple Sea reports on the moment in which the co-director and the other passengers are floating in the sea in their lifejackets, waiting to be rescued. Her voice-over accompanies this extremely poignant experience.

Original titleDas Purpurmeer

Release2021-09-09

Runtime67 min

StatusReleased

CountriesGermany

Original languageAR

SpokenArabic

DirectorAmel Alzakout, Khaled Abdulwahed

WritersKhaled Abdulwahed, Amel Alzakout

Productionpong film GmbH, ZDF/Arte

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