Coast of Death
Genres
Overview
Portrait of Costa da Morte (coast region in Galicia, Spain) from an ethnographic and landscape level, exploring also the collective imagination associated with the area. A region marked by strong oceanic feeling dominated by the historical conception of world's end and with tragic shipwrecks. Fragmentary film that approaches to the anthropological from its protagonists: sailors, shellfish, loggers, farmers ... A selection of characters representative of the traditional work carried out in the countryside in the region, allowing us to reflect on the influence of the environment on people.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
82 min
Release Date
2014-09-26
Status
Released
Original Language
Galician
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
6.4
0.0
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0.0
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