Jesmark, a struggling fisherman on the island of Malta, is forced to turn his back on generations of tradition and risk everything by entering the world of black market fishing to provide for his girlfriend and newborn baby.
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Jesmark Scicluna
Jesmark
Michela Farrugia
Denise
David Scicluna
David
Frida Cauchi
Carmen
Uday K Maclean
Uday
Timur Ali
Aiden
Marta Vella
Mary Grace
Marlene Schranz
Old Woman
Marcelle Teuma
Doctor
Anthony Ellul
Inspector
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