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The Purple Sea(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-10-15
66%
91 Votes
Time: 1h 45m
Overview:
Nothing - not her father, not the church - can stop unruly Angela from being with her childhood best friend turned great love, Sara. Based on a true story, Viola di Mare, presents a uniquely engaging portrait of family, community and gender roles in a 19th century Italian village.
Languages: Italian.
Countries:
Italy
ProductionCompanies: 
Italian Dreams Factory
Sensi Contemporanei Cinema e Audiovisivo
Regione Siciliana
Movie: The Purple Sea
Top 10 Billed Cast
Valeria Solarino
Angela / Angelo
Isabella Ragonese
Sara
Ennio Fantastichini
Salvatore
Giselda Volodi
Lucia
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Agnese
Marco Foschi
Tommaso
Corrado Fortuna
Ventura
Alessio Vassallo
Nicolino
Sergio Vespertino
Vincenzo
Lucrezia Lante della Rovere
Baronessa
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