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Sappho

2008 · 86 min

A sun-drenched, slow island romance that simmers with quiet longing and the ache of an impossible choice.

Directed by
Robert Crombie
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Avalon Barrie, Todd Soley, Lyudmila Shiryaeva
Tagline
Love has no rules.
Overview
On honeymoon on the island of Lesbos, a woman falls for the daughter of a Russian archaeologist.

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Directed by
Robert Crombie
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Avalon Barrie, Todd Soley, Lyudmila Shiryaeva
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • sexuality
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • freedom
Places
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Robert Crombie
Written by
Robert Crombie
Starring
Avalon Barrie, Todd Soley, Lyudmila Shiryaeva, Bohdan Stupka, Elissaios Vlachos, Vassilis Psychogiopoulos, Oksana Osipova, Сергей Косенко
Cinematography
Baghir Rafiyev
Runtime
86 min
Country
Ukraine, Greece
Languages
English, Ukrainian

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