Summary For almost 300 years it was THE pirate base in the South Pacific, considered the "island of the infamous". No one dared even go near the island without a middleman, he ran the risk of being robbed, sunk and quartered. We are on Sulawesi, old Celebes, an island somewhere between Borneo and the Moluccas. Until the 1950s the Makassar coastline in the south of the island was the place to go for western drop-outs, adventurers and civilization tired people. On this coast the Bugi and the Makassar still live today, sea gypsies, fishermen and world-famous boat builders, direct descendants of the buccaneers of that time. The Bugi have developed a special method of fishing. With self-made junks they usually catch prey at night, throw out their nets, jump into the water and whip under loud shouting on the water surface until the fish flee into the net. The waters are regarded as quite dangerous because of sharks, many families lose their sons year after year. Echo-sounder and trawl net are unknown, the fishermen continue to jump into the water. The film accompanies a crew of a fishing trawler on the high seas. A story between the Middle Ages and modern times about the hard job of the South Sea fishermen.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Richard Gere The Dalai Lama
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7169/414839
Language : German
Production companies : Martin Thoma Film- und Fernsehproduktion Haberci Productions
Summary For almost 300 years it was THE pirate base in the South Pacific, considered the "island of the infamous". No one dared even go near the island without a middleman, he ran the risk of being robbed, sunk and quartered. We are on Sulawesi, old Celebes, an island somewhere between Borneo and the Moluccas. Until the 1950s the Makassar coastline in the south of the island was the place to go for western drop-outs, adventurers and civilization tired people. On this coast the Bugi and the Makassar still live today, sea gypsies, fishermen and world-famous boat builders, direct descendants of the buccaneers of that time. The Bugi have developed a special method of fishing. With self-made junks they usually catch prey at night, throw out their nets, jump into the water and whip under loud shouting on the water surface until the fish flee into the net. The waters are regarded as quite dangerous because of sharks, many families lose their sons year after year. Echo-sounder and trawl net are unknown, the fishermen continue to jump into the water. The film accompanies a crew of a fishing trawler on the high seas. A story between the Middle Ages and modern times about the hard job of the South Sea fishermen.
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7169/414839
Language : German
Production companies : Martin Thoma Film- und Fernsehproduktion Haberci Productions
