Waiting for the Sea
6.4
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...
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Cast
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Egor Beroev
Marat
Known for
Dead Mountain: The Dyatlov Pass Incident
The Turkish Gambit
Anastasiya Mikulchina
Tamara adult / Dari
Known for
The Dawns Here are Quiet
Dinmukhamet Akhimov
Tamara and Dari's father
Also in
Luna Papa
Golden Autumn
Detlev Buck
Balthazar
Known for
The Man Cave
Berlin Blues
Radzhab Guseynov
Marduni
Pavel Priluchny
Ysan, Balthazar's son
Known for
Frontier
Hooked on the Game
Daulet Kekelbayev
Kvidak
No other roles listed
Alexander Rabotyaga
Blonde
No other roles listed
Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov Director · Sergej Ashkenazy Screenplay Shuhei Kamimura Composer
First release November 9, 2012 · Produced in Belgium, Germany, France, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine · Production Kazakhfilm Studios, Pallas Film
Production
Entre Chien et Loup
Production
Kazakhfilm Studios
Production
Pallas Film
Production
ZDF/Arte
Production
Tajikfilm
Production
Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB
Production
Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Production
Таджикфильм
Production
Belgium · Germany · France · Kazakhstan · Russia · Tajikistan · Ukraine
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Original title
В ожидании моря
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Italy · November 9, 2012
Theatrical
Russia · October 17, 2013
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
December 11, 2014 · Theatrical
Japan
June 3, 2023 · Theatrical
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