Hovering Over the Water
À Flor do Mar
1986 · 2h 23m · Drama, Romance · Portugal
Laura Rossellini, a widow from Rome, vacations on the Algarve coast one hot summer. One day while sunbathing, she finds a wounded man named Robert drifting in the surf on a rubber raft. She takes him home, and, after he is revived, learns his story. As they talk, their mutual attraction grows, until a group of armed men suddenly arrive looking for Robert.
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João César Monteiro6.3Smart score
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