The Sea Is Kind

An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed ...

Runtime

2h 23m

Director

Edward Zwick

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly

In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

Runtime

2h 18m

Director

Otto Preminger

Cast

Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr.

After the end of WWII, a young Lithuanian woman and a young Italian man from Stromboli impulsively marry, but married life on the island is more demanding than she can accept.

Runtime

1h 47m

Director

Roberto Rossellini

Cast

Ingrid Bergman, Mario Vitale, Renzo Cesana

The crew of a bankrupt Scottish trawler turn to smuggling illegal immigrants over the stormy waters of the North Sea.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Steve Hudson

Cast

Peter Mullan, Martin Compston, Gary Lewis

In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmael, a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emotional chord when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case. As he investigates the killing, he uncovers some startling clues that lead him to a shocking discovery.

Runtime

2h 7m

Director

Scott Hicks

Cast

Ethan Hawke, Youki Kudoh, Reeve Carney