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Sea Sorrow

Nov 08, 2017 | IMDB 5.3

74 min Watch Now

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A very personal and dynamic meditation on the current global refugee crisis through the eyes and voices of campaigners, specially children, where past and present establish a dialogue. A reflection on the importance of human rights.

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Vanessa Redgrave, Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes, Juliet Stevenson, Daisy Bevan, Alfred Dubs, Martin Sherman, Simon Coates

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