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PEASANTS OF THE SEA (S)

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Original title: Contadini del mare
Year: 1956
Running time: 10 min.
Country: Italy
Director: Vittorio De Seta
Screenwriter: Vittorio De Seta
Cast: Documentary
Cinematography: Vittorio De Seta
Producer: Lux Film
Genre: Documentary | Fishing. Nature. Short Film
Synopsis: 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’s work becomes increasingly harder as the tuna are hoisted onto the boats, wriggling, beating their tails until death arrives and the water is tinged with blood. (FILMAFFINITY)

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#19 Best Documentary Short Movies

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PEASANTS OF THE SEA (S)

1956

Vittorio De Seta

7.2

(170)