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The Albatross

Synopsis

Due to financial difficulties Malachy, a North Sea fisherman begins to use his boat to illegally transport immigrants into the UK. On one particularly difficult crossing, tragedy strikes, and Malachy finds himself an accidental father-figure to a 10-year-old Congolese girl who is fleeing from traffickers.

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Year
2017
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Director
David Leon

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