Hovering Over the Water
Hovering Over the Water

Hovering Over the Water

7.5(18 votes)
1986
2h 17m
Drama
Romance

Laura Rossellini, a widow from Rome, vacations on the Algarve coast one hot summer. One day while sunbathing, she finds a wounded man named Robert drifting in the surf on a rubber raft. She takes him home, and, after he is revived, learns his story. As they talk, their mutual attraction grows, until a group of armed men suddenly arrive looking for Robert.

Production

Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC), Monteiro & Gil, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

Cast

Laura Morante

Laura Morante

Laura Rossellini

Philip J. Spinelli

Philip J. Spinelli

Robert Jordan

Manuela de Freitas

Manuela de Freitas

Sara

Georges Claisse

Georges Claisse

Antoine

Teresa Villaverde

Teresa Villaverde

Rosa

Sérgio Antunes

Sérgio Antunes

Roberto

Rita Figueiredo

Rita Figueiredo

Maria

Frederick Ooms

Frederick Ooms

2nd Terrorist

Haddy Moss

Haddy Moss

Head Terrorist

Gerd Volkmar

Gerd Volkmar

1st Terrorist

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