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5) Serenity
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Fishing boat captain Baker Dill leads a quiet life as he provides tours in the beautiful waters near Plymouth Island. Despite trying to live in solitude and peace, Dill is soon wrapped up in a much more complex situation. His ex-wife Karen shows up seeking help for her and her son. She asks Dill to get rid of her new violent husband in the ocean waters for good. Now Baker must contemplate the weight of his decisions while he also questions the reality...
6) Happy feet
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Emperor Penguins from Antarctica each express their true love with a special heartsong of their own that expresses their very being. However, the misfit Mumble cannot sing. Instead he has an extraordinary talent to tap dance with almost magical energy and expression. Nevertheless, the leadership of the colony fearfully blames the young penguin's unorthodox ways for the lean fishing that threatens them all. Defiant in the face of unjust rejection,...
7) Luzzu
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Maltese
Description
A hardworking Maltese fisherman, Jesmark is faced with an agonizing choice. He can repair his leaky luzzu, a traditional, multicolored wooden fishing boat, in the hopes of eking out a meager living at sea for his wife and newborn son, just as his father and grandfather did before him. Or he can decommission it in exchange for an EU payout and cast his lot with a sinister black-market operation that is decimating the Mediterranean fish population and...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
A London fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of two brothers, Norman and Paul Maclean, growing up in Montana. While Paul rebels against the stern nature of the boys' father Rev. Maclean, Norman pursues his dream of becoming a writer. However, despite the brothers' differences they are ultimately bonded by their mutual love of fly-fishing.
Publisher
NGC Network International LLC and NGC Network US LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"For millions of years our ancestors withstood droughts and ice ages to become the dominant species. Could we do it again? Archaeologist Bill Schindler and survival expert Cat Bigney set out to live as our primitive ancestors did. Following in the footsteps of early humans, they journey across the globe facing the same obstacles and limitations as our ancestors, and must evolve in order to survive."--Container.
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