Waiting for the Sea

Waiting for the Sea

2012 · 109 min · ★ 5.9 · Drama, Fantasy

Sailor Marat carries a great burden. His whole village condemns him since his wife and many fishermen were washed off his boat in a mysterious sea storm. Ever since then the sea has vanished. One day, Marat returns to his village, obsessed by the idea of making the sea return and so the dead. He begins rebuilding his shipwreck in the middle of the desert, dragging it towards the endless horizon. Only his last close friend Balthasar, and Tamara, the sister of Marat's deceased wife, believe in him. Tamara, deeply in love with Marat, who repulses her, knows from a fortune teller that maybe not her dream but his might come true. One morning Marat wakes up by the sound of water - the sea has returned, ready to take what belongs to her...

Directed by Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov · Written by Sergej Ashkenazy

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Egor Beroev Marat
Anastasiya Mikulchina Tamara adult / Dari
Dinmukhamet Akhimov Tamara and Dari's father
Detlev Buck Balthazar
Radzhab Guseynov Marduni
Pavel Priluchny Ysan, Balthazar's son
Daulet Kekelbayev Kvidak
Alexander Rabotyaga Blonde

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