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Crab Trap (2009)

Crab Trap poster
Original title
El vuelco del cangrejo
Directed by
Oscar Ruíz Navia
Genre
drama film
Country
Colombia, France, Spain
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

On a remote Colombian coast, a fisherman struggles to keep his way of life alive as outside forces threaten his community. A stranger arrives and their interactions reveal the tensions between tradition and change.

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What happens

Crab Trap (Spanish: El vuelco del cangrejo) is a 2009 Colombian-French drama film directed by Oscar Ruiz Navia. The film was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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