The Sea Purple

Italian romantic drama set in 19th century Sicily, about a young woman who dresses like a man in order to maintain a forbidden relationship.

"Angela (Valeria Solarino, La febbre) fears nothing and nobody, not even her tyrannical father, the powerful guardian of Sicily's mines. Angela's soul mate and best friend is Sara (Isabella Ragonese, Golden Door), and as their relationship intensifies, it crosses the boundaries of acceptable behaviour at that time. Shut up inside a cave by her tyrannical father after she has refused to marry the man chosen for her, Angela is rescued by her mother who succeeds in persuading the parish priest to change her daughter's name and gender in the register office. Chains that had imprisoned her suddenly disappear and now Angela is in charge of the isle." (Italian Film Festival 2011)

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