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RIPTIDE

By Christian ALVART

Drama - Development 2018

Adventure/ Thriller – A surfing accident washes ashore a rich Afro Canadian-German man (bi-racial) out to the open sea. He is rescued by African refugees who are on their way to Europe in a small boat. Indistinguishable from the refugees he is sold to slave traders as they land back in North Africa

- Year of production
- 2018
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- GERMANY, CANADA
- Languages
- ENGLISH-CANADA
- Budget
- 3 - 5 M$
- Duration
- 116 mn
- Director(s)
- Christian ALVART
- Cast
- Tyron RICKETTS
- Producer(s)
- Sigi KAMML (Syrreal Entertainment), Jennifer HOLNESS (HUNGRY EYES MEDIA INC.)
- Synopsis
- MICHAEL (35) (Tyron Ricketts) is a biracial Canadian/German physician who takes his family to the Canary Island of Lanzarote, mixing business with pleasure. After an argument with his wife, he
  takes off on a sunset surfing session and gets caught in a riptide that pulls him out to the sea. Michael must then negotiate his way on board a boat filled with African refugees that are hoping to make it into Europe illegally. Shortly before they reach Spanish shores, Coast Guards discovers them and Michael is mistaken for one the refugees.
  
  They are sent back into open waters and Michael finds himself drifting further away from his family and life as he knows it. After a tragic fire on the boat Michael is left clinging for survival alongside his biggest opponent on the journey, the self-proclaimed and ruthless West
  African boat captain, Kinsley. Like Michael, KINGSLEY (32) survives
  the capsizing of his boat and they wash up on Moroccan shores not
  knowing that the worst is yet to come.
  As Michael and Kinsley make their way from Europe into North Africa, they are kidnapped by Bedouin smugglers who take them to a torture camp in the desert, (to extract ransom money from their
  families). MICHAEL is then forced to help his capturers in the most heinous way imaginable for a doctor. Neither MICHAEL or KINGSLEY know if they can survive their terrible circumstances, but it will change them from enemies to friends. United in their humanity
  and by a burning desire to live, they will plot their escape with the hopes of finally making it home.
- Partners & financing
- Telefilm
  OMDC
  MBB
- Beginning of shooting
- Aug 01, 2018
- End of shooting
- Oct 01, 2018