The Purple Sea

A tender, historically grounded portrait of two women defying family and religious constraints to be together in 19th-century Italy, balancing romantic intimacy with the weight of social opposition.

Nothing - not her father, not the church - can stop unruly Angela from being with her childhood best friend turned great love, Sara. Based on a true story, Viola di Mare, presents a uniquely engaging portrait of family, community and gender roles in a 19th century Italian village.