Aral, Fishing in an Invisible Sea

Uzbekistan, Italy

2004

52 Min

Color

Uzbek

Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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DIR Carlos Casas, Saodat Ismailova

PROD Kamilla Biktimirova, Carlos Casas, Saodat Ismailova

DP Carlos Casas, Saodat Ismailova

CAST Janibek Anuarov, Tanjer Irsimbetov, Jumagul Oltijanov, Kuandik Metjanov, Oltinoi Aunarova, Jedegei Aunarov, Erali Istinbaev, Oijamal Irsinbetova, Juldas Kaitmetov, Fatima Oltijanova, Gulya Oltijanova, Malik Abdusaidov, Gliya Abdusaidova

A documentary film about the three remaining generations of fishermen in the Aral Sea, and their awaiting and the everyday struggle to survive in one of the scarcest places on the planet. It’s about the life after one of the biggest man-made disasters. –Fabrica

Director

Carlos Casas

Carlos Casas studied Fine Arts, Cinema and Design between Barcelona and Vienna. In 1998 he was awarded a scholarship in Fabrica, Benetton’s media and communication research center. In 2000 his short Film Afterwords, produced by Marco Müller and Fabrica Cinema was selected by The Venice Film Festival, Rotterdam Film Festival and Reencontres du Cinema in Paris 2001. In 2001 he started a series of documentaries for Colors Magazine, he travelled to Patagonia to do a fieldwork that later 2002 became a 24min Patagonia, in 2003 he developed a 52min documentary Rocinha. Daylight of a favela shot on location in one of the biggest favelas in Rio de Janeiro. In 2004 he finished Aral. Fishing in an invisible sea about the life of the
three remaining generation of fishermen in the Aral sea, which won the Best Documentary award at Torino Film Festival 2004 and was
selected by the Rotterdam Film Festival 2005, Visions du reel Nyon 2005, One World Prague… read more

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Fabio Espejo

21May12

Nice work of camera, photography and sound design.

Răpciune, the androgynous type

11Jun11

"Mismanagement of the Amudariya and Sirdariya rivers for irrigation by the Soviet Authorities during the first half of the 20th century, as well as the intensification of the cotton industry, led to shrinking of the Aral Sea waters by 80%, leaving behind a polluted desert and destroying the lives of the surrounding inhabitants, the fishermen of Aral. This is the story of the three remaining generations."

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Răpciune, the androgynous type

11Jun11

"it's useless. the only place i will sail now is to the grave".

3bobbo3

9Jun11

I wonder why rental in DVD quality costs 1,- EUR, and streaming in way inferiour quality + DSL costs on my end costs 3,59 EUR? I'd like to have the option of watching it ad-financed with trailers or ad clips before the movie. And I bet I'm not alone on that. Just compare views, ratings and wall posts with free titles on MUBI.com So I rather wait, which is a pity. No potential word of mouth for this one from me.