A King, Gazing at the Sea

Nov 19, 2022

0h 24m

★ 3.5

Overview

Paul lands in a Mediterranean seaside resort. He is enjoying a few moments by the sea, when his gaze is captured by the arrival of a muscular man with a tanned complexion. This stranger becomes his obsession, fueling a destabilizing desire.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Ecce Films

CNC

A King, Gazing at the Sea Trailers

Cast

Ousmane

Loic Djani

L'homme de la terrasse

Lefteris Polychronis

L'ami

Thanos Lekkas

La femme du bord de mer

Thaleia Antoniades

Le serveur 1

Takis Paraskevopoulos

Le pompier

Nikos Karelis

Le serveur 2

Vangelis Salesiotis

L'homme de la crique

Vasilis Houliaras

L'homme de la crique

Paul Thanopoulos

L'homme de la crique

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