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Swept from the Sea (1998)

Swept from the Sea (1998)

Drama Romance

In the heart of an outcast, he found his destiny. In the passion of an outsider, she found her home.

Release Date: 1998, January 23
Directors: Beeban Kidron
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Tapson Steel Films Productions, Tapson Steel Films Productions, TriStar Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Phoenix Pictures, Phoenix Pictures, The Greenlight Fund, The Greenlight Fund
Cast: Zoë Wanamaker, Ian McKellen, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates, William Scott-Masson, Tony Haygarth, Joss Ackland, Vincent Perez, Eve Matheson, Tom Bell, Dave Hill

Overview:

The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. When Yanko enters a farm sick and hungry after the shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy, who is very kind and helps him. Soon he becomes like a son for Dr. James Kennedy and romance between Yanko and Amy follows.

Keywords:

woman director underdog doctor loss of loved one xenophobia sea shipwreck wales strangeness strange person