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Beautiful Islands (2009)

Beautiful Islands poster
Original title
ビューティフルアイランズ
Directed by
Tomoko Kana
Genre
documentary film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows people living on three islands in Tuvalu, Italy, and Alaska who face the effects of climate change. The film shows their daily routines, festivals, and traditional crafts as they cope with the possibility of losing their homelands.

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