Mercy of the Sea (2003)

Name: Mercy of the Sea
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2003-07-22
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 3.3
Cast: Renée Estevez, Martin Sheen, Kevin Albano, Mike Bernardo, David Wike

Mercy of the Sea (2003), directed by Dominik Sedlar, starring Renée Estevez and Martin Sheen.

07/22/2003 BR Drama and War 1h 30m

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A woman who lost most of her family during the war in Croatia and breakup of Yugoslavia is informed a decade later that her son has been found.

Dominik SedlarDirector
Jakov SedlarDirector
Barry MorrowWriter
Paul GronsethWriter

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Mercy of the Sea (Croatian: Milost mora) is a 2003 Croatian-Israeli war drama film directed by Dominik and Jakov Sedlar, starring Renée Estevez, Kevin Albano, Martin Sheen and Mike Bernardo.

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Mercy of the Sea (Croatian: Milost mora) is a 2003 Croatian-Israeli war drama film directed by Dominik and Jakov Sedlar, starring Renée Estevez, Kevin Albano, Martin Sheen and Mike Bernardo.

Plot

Ana (Renée Estevez) lost her husband and brother in the Siege of Vukovar, but the disappearance of her son Anthony (Kevin Albano), after he was taken away by Yugoslav People's Army soldiers, affected her the most. Years later, she is trying to locate him in belief he is still alive. Her friend Ivan, a postman (Mike Bernardo), delivers her a letter from uncle Frederik in Dubrovnik (Martin Sheen), saying Anthony has been found. Ana goes to Dubrovnik, experiencing unusual encounters on her way there...

Reception

Croatian Film Association's database describes Mercy of the Sea as a "solid work [...] aimed chiefly at the US television market" which "mostly harmoniously blends the real with the phantasmagorical".

Croatian film critic Tomislav Kurelec, writing for Vijenac, compared Mercy of the Sea favorably to Jakov Sedlar's earlier films, but remarked that Sedlar "does not rely on film techniques to express his views, but rather puts them in the mouths of his protagonists as explicit messages".

A review in Večernji list daily praised the acting, with the exception of Mike Bernardo's performance, but noted that the film's unevenness, ranging from "very good" to "exceptionally bad", ultimately resulted in an "interesting if mediocre work".

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Text from Mercy of the Sea on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercy_of_the_Sea

Trivia

It premiered on July 22, 2003, a Tuesday.
It runs 1h30 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Milost mora".
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosBlackstone Media Arts, Capistrano Film, Orlando Film (HR)
CountriesCroatia, United States
LanguagesCroatian
StatusReleased

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Dominik Sedlar Director
Jakov Sedlar Director
Barry Morrow Writer
Paul Gronseth Writer

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What is Mercy of the Sea about?

Mercy of the Sea: A woman who lost most of her family during the war in Croatia and breakup of Yugoslavia is informed a decade later that her son has been found.

Who directed Mercy of the Sea?

Mercy of the Sea was directed by Dominik Sedlar and Jakov Sedlar in 2003.

Who stars in Mercy of the Sea?

The cast of Mercy of the Sea includes Renée Estevez, Martin Sheen, Kevin Albano, Mike Bernardo and David Wike.

How long is Mercy of the Sea?

Mercy of the Sea runs for 90 minutes, or 1h30.