Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
À Flor do Mar
Status
released
Original Language
pt

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Production Companies

Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC)
Monteiro & Gil
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian