The Islands and the Whales

The Islands and the Whales

part of Wildscreen Festival 2016

Film

Please note: This was screened in Oct 2016

Details
84 mins

In their remote home in the North Atlantic the Faroe Islanders have always eaten what nature could provide, proud to put local food on the table. The land yields little, so they have always relied on harvesting their seas. Hunting whales and seabirds kept them alive for generations and gave them the way of life they love; a life they would pass on to their children. But today they face a grave threat to this tradition. When a local doctor makes a grim discovery that their beloved whales are toxic - contaminated by the outside world - what once secured their survival now endangers their children, and the Faroe Islanders must make a choice between health and tradition.

Nominated for the Impact Award / United Kingdom / 84 mins/ Intrepid Cinema.

Image Credit: Mike Day

Certificate/Age Guidance: Potentially disturbing content


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