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The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea
6.8
/10
1,052 Ratings

Synopsis

In a small Greek town, two women live solitary lives. Elisabeth is an ex-policewoman forced to relocate from Athens, while Rita is the mysterious sister of a lounge singer in the local disco. When a sudden death upsets the local community, their respective paths begin drifting towards each other.

Our take

Generally, you have us already at “cop movie,” but this film’s proposal is even more tantalizing: A mystery in a part of Greece rarely seen in cinema, with Dogtooth and The Lobster’s Angeliki Papoulia as an out-of-control police chief. A unique, unpredictable take on a small town gone corrupt.