Drowning Letters

SPAIN RELEASE
October 7, 2020
Madrid Production Companies
Morada Films, S.L.U.
Address
Calle de la Palma, 11. Bajo centro. 28004 Madrid
TELEPHONE NUMBER
00 34 91 173 09 09
DISTRIBUTION
Syldavia Cinema, S.L.
INTERNATIONAL SALES
Freak Agency

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Synopsis

Thousands of people have crossed the Mediterranean Sea these years trying to reach Europe. Through a mysterious voice from the bottom of the sea, Drowning Letters tells the most tragic years of our contemporary history. Following written letters, from mothers to their children, the voice accompanies the Spanish NGO rescue vessel, Open Arms, in its most dramatic mission, struggling to save 550 people from a shipwreck. Forgetting that it is a true story, the situation gets worse when the film takes us aboard a Libyan coastguard military vessel and show us the most dangerous place in the world, in Libya, where human beings are being mistreated and enslaved.

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Artistic and technical data

PRODUCTION YEAR
2020
Genre
Documentary - Drama - Social - Thriller - Suspense
RUNTIME
81
FILM RATING
Not recommended for audiences under 12
Original version
English, Spanish, French, Arabic
Format
HD - 16/9 - DCP 1:1,77 - 5.1
Locations
Lesbos (Greece) Paris (France), Tripoli and Beni Walid (Libya), Valletta (Malta), Central Mediterranean
Production
Paula Palacios
Direction
Paula Palacios
Screenplay
Paula Palacios
Music
Mariano Marín
Photography
Santi Palacios
Edition
Virginie Véricourt, Juia Juániz, María Macías
Project financing
ICAA, Aljazeera Documentary Channel