Sea Countrymen (1955)

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.

Released

1955-11-01

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

11 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Vittorio De Seta

TMDB rating

6.1/10 from 24 votes