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THE BELLY OF THE SEA

by Agustí Villaronga

synopsis

The Italian writer Alessandro Baricco narrates these events to the novel Oceano Mare, concentrated in a chapter titled The belly of the sea. June 1816. The frigate the Alliance, of the French Navy, ran aground on a sandbar off the coast of Senegal. To the attempts to free the hull prove futile, there is no choice but to abandon the ship. As the available boats are not enough to accommodate all the crew, build a raft about 12 meters long and 6 wide. In that boat precarious they force 147 men to board: soldiers, sailors, a few passengers and a few officers. The ship's evacuation plan foresees that the available boats will tow them up to the shore. Still, panic and confusion seize the convoy trying to reach the coast. Due to cowardice or ineptitude, the boats lose contact with the raft. The rope that towed him it breaks, or someone cuts it. The boats continue to approach land, but leave the raft at your luck. The current carries her away, and she disappears over the horizon. A horror that lasted for days and days. A scenario in which the worst of cruelties and the sweetest of pities.

international title: The Belly of the Sea
original title: El ventre del mar
country: Spain
year: 2021
genre: fiction
directed by: Agustí Villaronga
film run: 76'
release date: ES 12/11/2021
screenplay: Agustí Villaronga
cast: Roger Casamajor, Muminu Diayo, Òscar Kapoya
cinematography by: Josep M. Civit, Blai Tomàs
film editing: Bernat Aragonés
art director: Susy Gómez
costumes designer: Pau Aulí, Susy Gómez
music: Marcús Jgr
producer: Cesc Mulet, Javier Pérez Santana
executive producer: Teresa Enrich, Montse Rodríguez
line producer: Bàrbara Ferrer
production: Testamento Producciones, La Perifèrica Produccions, Link-Up Barcelona
backing: ICAA - Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales
distributor: Filmin

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