Swept from the Sea

Swept from the Sea

1998 · 113 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.6 (62 votes)
Dir. Beeban Kidron · Starring Rachel Weisz, Vincent Perez, Ian McKellen, Kathy Bates, Joss Ackland, Tony Haygarth · Music John Barry
DramaRomance

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.

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A tender, melancholic romance set against a stark, windswept landscape. It's a story of forbidden love and finding connection in a world quick to judge the unfamiliar. Feels like a quiet, emotional journey.

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underdogseawalesloss of loved oneshipwreckstrangenessdoctorxenophobiawoman directorstrange person
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