Swept from the Sea

Swept from the Sea

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

PG-13 1998 · 113 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama, Romance

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.

Directed by Beeban Kidron · Written by Tim Willocks

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Rachel Weisz Amy Foster
Vincent Perez Yanko
Ian McKellen Dr. James Kennedy
Kathy Bates Miss Swaffer
Joss Ackland Mr. Swaffer
Tony Haygarth Mr. Smith
Fiona Victory Mrs. Smith
Tom Bell Isaac Foster
Zoë Wanamaker Mary Foster
William Scott-Masson Mr. Wilcox
Eve Matheson Mrs. Wilcox
Dave Hill Jack Vincent

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