Summary
Jesmark, a struggling fisherman on the island of Malta, is forced to turn his back on generations of tradition and risk everything by entering the world of black market fishing to provide for his girlfriend and newborn baby.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+16)
Critics 88Audiences 72GoodWatch 80
Tomatometer98%
Metascore78
Audience score78%
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings3.6/5
User score7.0
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 34 min
Shorter than most dramas, −15 min on the typical 109
typical 10994Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 16 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
+6Released
2021
October 15, 2021
5 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Maltese
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Malta
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Jesmark SciclunaJesmark
Michela FarrugiaDenise
David SciclunaDavid
Frida CauchiCarmen
Uday K MacleanUday- TATimur AliAiden
Marta VellaMary Grace- MSMarlene SchranzOld Woman
- MTMarcelle TeumaDoctor
Anthony EllulInspector- SBStephen BuhagiarThe Boss
- RGRoyin GrechRestaurant Owner
- RFRebecca FenechRestaurant Owner
- JSJoseph SchiavoneRestaurant Owner
- ISIgnazio SchembriRestaurant Owner
- FTFrank TantiLino
- RVReece VellaPriest
- JAJoseph AgiusFishermen
- PAPhilip AgiusFishermen
- EMEmanuele MuscatFishermen
- NGNoel GrechFishermen
- MMMario MuscatFishermen
- YVYorgen VellaFishermen
- CBCarmel BonaviaFishermen
Directing · 1
- Alex Camilleri Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Production · 11
- Pierre Ellul Executive Producer
- Josephine Camilleri Executive Producer
- Michael Camilleri Executive Producer
- Ramin Bahrani Producer
- Rebecca Anastasi Producer
- Oliver Mallia Producer
Camera · 1
- Léo Lefèvre Director of Photography
Sound · 3
- Jon Natchez Original Music Composer
- Blake Jessee Music Supervisor
- Robert Bonello Production Sound Mixer
Art · 1
- Jon Banthorpe Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Martina Zammit Maempel Costume Design
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