2021 · drama · romance
Caught by a Wave
Directed by Massimiliano Camaiti1h 39m2021
A summer fling born under the Sicilian sun quickly develops into a heartbreaking love story that forces a boy and girl to grow up too quickly.
Our read: Caught by a Wave (2021) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded drama · romance entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, steady, gentle drama / romance, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
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