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201955 minPGdocumentary

Fishermen

201955 minPGdocumentary

In coastal communities around the world, fishermen confront modern challenges such as overfishing, climate change, and economic pressures to sustain their livelihoods.

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Enrico Ventrice

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In coastal communities around the world, fishermen confront modern challenges such as overfishing, climate change, and economic pressures to sustain their livelihoods.

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Enrico Ventricedirector

Enrico Ventricewriter

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A feature-length documentary about the new challenges that workers in one of the world’s oldest professions have to face in order to continue existing.

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