Indonesia: The Whale Hunters
Producer: Matthew Carney
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The village of Lamalera in Indonesia is the last place on earth where sperm whales are hunted by hand from small wooden boats. This beautifully shot film captures the excitement and danger of whale hunting, showing the life and death struggles on the boats in breathless detail. Age-old beliefs remain strong in Lamalera - the success or failure of the hunt depends, the villagers believe, on the whims of ancestral spirits. A film that enters deep into an ancient culture and provokes sympathy for the whale-hunters' art - a way of life untouched by the tumults of a changing Indonesia.
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