Song of Armorica
★ 6 · 2016 · 44m · Drama · Documentary · Music · Romance
A poetic drama, spoken in the Breton language and set in a Breton fishing community, telling of the impossible love between a waifish fisherman and a highborn lady-of-the-manor.
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