Color of the Ocean (2011)
"Die Farbe des Ozeans" (original title)

Director:

Maggie Peren

Writer:

Maggie Peren (script writer)

Stars:

Álex González, Hubert Koundé, Sabine Timoteo

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Álex González	...	José
Hubert Koundé	...	Zola
Sabine Timoteo	...	Nathalie
Nathalie Poza	...	Carla
Friedrich Mücke	...	Paul
Alba Alonso	...	Marielle
Miguel Such	...	Gerome
Mikel Martín	...	Juan
Esosa Omo	...	Monama
Raquel Arigita	...	Sofia
Manuel Maestro	...	Fele
Ansoumane Bangoura	...	Said
Primo Jose	...	Manu
David Polaina	...	Raul
Ndeye Maguatte	...	Vida

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Germany Spain

Language:

German French Spanish

Release Date:

22 March 2012 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Color of the Ocean

Filming Locations:

Alicante, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

€2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Südart Filmproduktion, Starhaus Filmproduktion, Olivo Producciones Audiovisuales, El

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby (as Dolby SRD)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There was a team of 10 producers working on this film, which were of German and Spanish origin. According to one of the leading producers, the German's need to make detailed plans sometimes caused friction with the Spanish attitude to go spontaneously with the flow while shooting.

User Reviews

A human tale of Human Cargo: Europe Bound

I saw this eye-opening and superbly-told tale of the high cost of desire to move from Africa to Europe at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film director, Perrin, and lead actor who played Zola were present.

One word describes this for me: BEAUTIFUL! The story held tight with 3 views of the situation coming into a nexus of need and desperation, from the vacationing German in Spain to the Senegalese/Congo trying desperately to find refuge in Europe, to the office assigned to work on cases involving illegal immigration.

The characters lives are made richer by the further complications of the people in their lives who tug and pull at them, who mirror and reflect the protagonists' needs and pains, and who interweave plots, story, and visual stimulation with water, the sun, and the beach as images that make this a visually and emotionally interesting story, based in part on events that are happening now.

I enjoyed this movie very much and recommend it. Well done!