Movie Details
Original Language:Dutch
Executive Producers:Jorinde Sorée,
Willemijn Cerutti
Production Companies:Zeppers
Lipari
DirectorFrank van den Engel
10 minDocumentary
Plot
On the idyllic island of Lipari near Sicily a few traditional swordfish hunters are still active The days are over where these fishermen were selfevidently succeeded by their sons On board Ninos ship the reigning peace is not what it appears to be The twelveman crew that mans the small boat is in complete concentration They peer at the water surface looking for their prey While the diesel engine stamps monotonously the hours pass and we wait patiently Then an excited noise erupts from the crows nest a swordfish couple has been spotted Lipari pays homage to an almost extinct profession
