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Big Wata (2018)

Big Wata poster
Directed by
Gugi van der Velden, Jan Paul van der Velden
Genre
documentary film, adventure film
Country
Sierra Leone, Liberia, Netherlands
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
PG-13
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of fishermen on the coast of Sierra Leone undertake dangerous journeys on the ocean. The film follows their daily labor and their relationship with the sea.

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What happens

Big Wata is a 2018 Sierra Leone documentary that was directed by Gugi van der Velden and produced by Floris Loeff. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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