Holy Island (2010)
- Original title
- 祝の島
- Directed by
- Aya Hanabusa
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A documentary about 500 people living on Iwai Island in Japan who rely on each other and the sea to survive. It shows their traditional culture and their ongoing opposition to a nuclear power plant project on a nearby shore.
peacefulobservationalmeditativeresilientcommunity-focusednaturalearthyslow-paced
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