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Original title: Island of the Hungry Ghosts
Year: 2018
Running time: 94 min.
Country: Australia
Director: Gabrielle Brady
Screenwriter: Gabrielle Brady
Cast: Documentary
Music: Aaron Cupples
Cinematography: Michael Latham
Genre: Documentary | Science Documentary
Synopsis: Millions of crabs journey across Australia's Christmas Island in one of the planet's largest land migrations. But Christmas Island hides something: The Australian government runs a high-security detention facility deep within the island’s jungles, where asylum-seekers wait indefinitely to hear whether they can continue on to Australia.

Awards: 2019: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary

2018: Tribeca Film Festival: Best Documentary Feature

2018: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): Nominated for Best Music

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Island of the Hungry Ghosts

2018

Gabrielle Brady