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Drømmen om Alta (1987)

Drømmen om Alta poster
Directed by
Arne Nævra
Genre
documentary film
Country
Norway
Runtime
50 min
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A nature documentary from 1987 about the Alta River in Norway. It follows the final salmon fishing season before a controversial hydroelectric dam permanently changed the river.

calmobservationalnostalgicintimateserenecontemplativeearthymelancholic

What happens

Drømmen om Alta er en norsk naturdokumentarfilm om Altaelva fra 1987. Den ble tatt opp sesongen 1986, det siste året Altaelva rant fritt før det omstridte Alta kraftverk ble satt i drift. Filmen følger sesongen fra det spesielle fisket som foregår før St.Hans, og kortfisket etter. Det er et tett møte med fiskerene, elvebåtmiljøet og kjente personligheter i en av verdens beste lakseelver. Regi er ved Arne Nævra. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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