Simshar 2014
6.5 / 10
Simshar
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.
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.
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Full Cast & Crew
... Simon
... Karmenu
... Moussa
... John
... Theo
... Sharin
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Release Date:
Apr 27, 2014 (Malta)
Run Time:
1hr 45`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Maltese
Production Countries:
Malta
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Simshar
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Simon
... Karmenu
... Moussa
... John
... Theo
... Sharin
MM
Mark Mifsud... Alex
KZ
Kurt Zammit... Aiden
... Pawlu
LK
Laura Kpegli... Makeda
... Monica
... Lecca Sailor
... Murat
... Rahwa's Brother
MG
Mahlet Grech... Rahwa
... Bert
... Salim
LE
Louise Ellul... Bureaucrat
KR
Khaled Riani... Mehdi
... Pilot
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