Where to watch Purple Sea (2021) in the UK
Purple Sea (2021) is currently available to stream in the UK on GuideDoc and True Story. Last verified on 14 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
Made from images filmed by the Syrian artist Amel Alzakout after the boat on which she was fleeing Syria sank off the coast of Lesbos, Purple Sea reports on the moment in which the co-director and the other passengers are floating in the sea in their lifejackets, waiting to be rescued. Her voice-over accompanies this extremely poignant experience.
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Discussion | Purple Sea | Amel Alzakout, Khaled Abdulwahed
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