Simshar: Malta's first Oscar contender a harrowing tale of high-sea drama

By Philippa Hawker
Updated October 8 2015 - 10:08am, first published October 2 2015 - 6:40pm
Maltese filmmaker Rebecca Cremona says her debut film, Simshar is fictional but based on real-life events. Photo: Simon Schluter
Maltese filmmaker Rebecca Cremona says her debut film, Simshar is fictional but based on real-life events. Photo: Simon Schluter
Maltese filmmaker Rebecca Cremona says her debut film, Simshar is fictional but based on real-life events. Photo: Simon Schluter
Maltese filmmaker Rebecca Cremona says her debut film, Simshar is fictional but based on real-life events. Photo: Simon Schluter
Maltese filmmaker Rebecca Cremona says her debut film, Simshar is fictional but based on real-life events. Photo: Simon Schulter
Maltese filmmaker Rebecca Cremona says her debut film, Simshar is fictional but based on real-life events. Photo: Simon Schulter
Maltese feature <i>Simshar</i> focuses on the lives of a fishing community dealing with the asylum seeker crisis.
Maltese feature <i>Simshar</i> focuses on the lives of a fishing community dealing with the asylum seeker crisis.

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