''Man at Sea'' ( el, Άνθρωπος στη Θάλασσα,

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Anthropos sti thalassa) is a 2011 Greek

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Constantine Giannaris.

Plot

Alex, the captain of a Greek

oil tanker An oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a ship designed for the bulk transport of oil or its products. There are two basic types of oil tankers: crude tankers and product tankers. Crude tankers move large quantities of unrefined c ...

, is still dealing with the death of his son four years ago."Man at Sea - Review." ''Movies Ltd.'' 27 February, 2013.
/ref> While his ship the "Sea Voyager" is in the

Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ...

, Captain Alex comes across a boat filled with adolescent

refugees A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.

from Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan.Bachelard, Olivier. "Man at Sea." ''Abus de Cine.''
/ref> He takes pity on the refugees and allows them on his ship. He plans to drop the refugees off at a port, but local authorities refuse to take them, forcing the refugees to stay on the boat. Their residence angers the ship's owners, and gradually the "Sea Voyager" becomes a claustrophobic war zone between the refugees and the ship's owners.
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Cast

Antonis Karistinos Antónis ( Greek alphabet: Αντώνης) is a Greek masculine given name that is a variant of Antonios that is used in Greece and Cyprus. Antonis is a Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive of Anthonius that is used in Netherlands, ...

as Alex * Theodora Tzimou as Katia *

Konstadinos Avarikiotis Konstantinos or Constantinos (Κωνσταντίνος, ''Konstantínos'') is a Greek male given name. * Konstantinos (born 1972), occultist * Konstantinos "Kosta" Barbarouses (born 1990), New Zealand footballer * Konstantinos Chalkias (born ...

as Andreas * Konstadinos Siradakis as Pantelis *

Stathis Papadopoulos Stathis is a Greek name. * Stathis Giallelis (born 21 January 1941) Greek actor * Stathis Psaltis (1948-2017), Greek actor * Stathis K. Zachos (Στάθης (Ευστάθιος) Ζάχος born 1947, Athens) mathematician, logician and theoretica ...

as Yuri *

Thanasis Tatavlalis Thanasis (Θανάσης) is a Greek given name, short for Athanasios (Αθανάσιος), which can mean "eternal life" or "immortal". Notable people with the name Thanasis or Thanassis include: * Thanasis Antetokounmpo (born 1992), Greek bask ...

as Petros *

Nikos Tsourakis Nikos ( el, Νίκος, ''Níkos'') is a Greek given name. It originates from Greek ''Nikolaos'', which means "victory of the people".Liddell & Scott, Abridged Greek Lexicon Although used as a proper first name, Nikos is also a popular nickname of ...

as Samir *

Stathis Apostolou Stathis is a Greek name. * Stathis Giallelis (born 21 January 1941) Greek actor * Stathis Psaltis (1948-2017), Greek actor * Stathis K. Zachos (Στάθης (Ευστάθιος) Ζάχος born 1947, Athens) mathematician, logician and theoretica ...

as Johnny * Chalil Ali Zada as Rafik *

Rahim Rahimi Rahim (''Raḥīm'' , also anglicized as Raheem) is one of the names of Allah in Islam, meaning "Merciful", from the root ''R-Ḥ-M''. It is also used as a personal male name, short for Abdu r-Raḥīm "Servant of the Merciful". Spellings include ...

as Kamal

Reception

"Man at Sea" was featured in the Panorama section of the 2011

Berlin Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

. It was observed, "If ''Man at Sea'' isn’t the director’s best work – although it certainly is his most ambitious – it’s because of his inability to orchestrate the internal rhythms of the conflict." ''Movies Ltd.'' listed the diverse sociological issues that the movie deals with: "

Illegal immigration Illegal immigration is the migration of people into a country in violation of the immigration laws of that country or the continued residence without the legal right to live in that country. Illegal immigration tends to be financially upwar ...

, family loss, financial crisis, illegality" ( el, Λαθρομετανάστευση, οικογενειακή απώλεια, οικονομική κρίση, παρανομία). Boyd van Hoeij wrote, "Giannaris’s latest plays more like 'Around the World in 80 Plot Twists.'"van Hoeij, Boyd. "Review: 'Man at Sea.'" ''Variety.'' 18 February, 2011.
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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Man At Sea 2011 films 2011 drama films Greek drama films 2010s Greek films 2010s Greek-language films Films about immigration Seafaring films Films set in the Mediterranean Sea