Movies: Fisherman

From the book by the same name by Ninni Ravazza, "Diario di Tonnara" tells the story of the towns, villages, communities and adventures that dictate the daily lives of the tuna fishermen in Italy....

A fisherman's daughter has to accept her father's disease when she arrives at her childhood home and finds her father vulnerable and fragile....

Short impression of the work of fishermen on the Dogger bank....

This short documentary features Newfoundland fisherman Billy Crane, who speaks frankly on the state of the inshore fishery and how the lack of government support has contributed to the industry’s downfall. He is being forced to leave home to seek emp...

Ray is a gay teenage fisherman who embarks on a journey to find his mother in the Peruvian jungle, armed with little more than a photo of her in a bar in Iquitos. As he ventures into the unknown, he is forced to confront his motivations for seeking h...

Sicily, Granitola, 1955. At the first light of dawn, the fishermen set out in their boats for open water, timing the rhythm of their oars to murmured chants. They set their nets in the sea, regulate the cords, organize the boats in a square. The men’...

A melodramatic film about a fisherman who disappeared at sea. After many years, he returns and finds out that his wife has a different family. The fisherman does not disturb his beloved wife and secretly leaves his native place....

Can a commune survive in the 21st Century? Engabao, a fishing commune in Ecuador, has historically been a site of land struggle between inhabitants and wealthy businessmen that threaten to convert collective lands into private property. Three foundin...

The odd fisherman Onno lives on a tiny little island in the Wadden Sea and prefers to be all alone - until one day a little otter runs up to him: Ontje. Against all odds, the two become inseparable friends who experience adventures about friendship, ...

Aníbal, an old fisherman, returns to Nueva Venecia, a village of stilt houses in the heart of the Ciénaga del Magdalena, on the Colombian Caribbean coast, from which he escaped many years ago after a massacre. Sick and exhausted, he has to reconnect ...

A young woman goes to the beach where she finds a handsome fisherman that catches her attention...

A man is enjoying a quiet day of fishing... but is it too quiet? Someone is with him in the woods and will stop at nothing to find him....

On the Magdalen Islands, during the short lobster season, fishermen and plant workers ensure the economic prosperity of an entire people. In the reality of a global market driven by the United States, the fragility of the fishing industry is palpable...

This film narrates the story of a community on the coast of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, experiencing the direct impact of land subsidence and global climate change that jeopardize their area. In an effort to face this crisis, they come up ...

Animated film by Bruno Sukrow, which has some borrowings from the Hemingway book of the same name....

A young lake fisherman travels to a new province looking for more work to do. One morning, with many doubts and poor certainties, he finds himself trying to hide a presumed dead body to avoid been accused of murder. He must continue working to preven...

After Daniel's mistakes are revealed, he abandons the life set out for him and meets Tom, a simple fisherman who helps Daniel to achieve his true potential in life....

Julian is a child who fantasizes about seeing a mermaid. He treasures a collection of clues that he finds after each day of fishing with Chava, his father....

The African pioneer Edouard Sailly created a distinctive poetic cinema. Here, he ponders the state of mind of a mourning fisherman....

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