FISHING

One million Dutchmen out of 16 million play soccer Almost two million fish at least once a year Fishing might be the most remarkable sport in the world The documentary VISSEN FISHING dives into the world of Dutch fish and fishermen Above and under water on the IJ at the coast on the North Sea in the cities in the polder and on and by lakes and rivers The film is a personal filmic search for the primordial fisher in mankind and a portrait of the Netherlands by and on the water VISSEN is also about what moves the fishermen Who are the people that fish Is fishing a hobby a sport an escape or a primordial instinct one cannot repress What goes through your mind when you fish when you catch something or when you do not catch anything And whats it like for the fish getting hooked