Documentary film about the adventurous professional life of sponge divers on the Greek Aegean island of Kalymnos. Their existence has been called into question since the entire sponge population became unusable due to fungal infestation in the fall of 1986, for which the fishermen blame the Chernobyl disaster.
Release Date | November 1, 1989 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Gefangene des Meeres | |
Runtime | 1h 18min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | Greek | |
Original Language | German | |
Production Countries | Germany | |
Production Companies | Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)BR |