Atlantic

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Atlantic

2016

1h 20m

Documentary

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8 Reviews

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The struggles of three fishing communities in Ireland, Norway and Newfoundland, as they battle with the oil explorers and international fishing companies for control of the resources in their waters.

Brad Wheeler

Globe and Mail

10/21/2016

3/4

The humanist doc is one-sided, with no voice given to the politicians who balance big and small interests, but the overall message of short-term economic gain versus long-term sustainability is well delivered (if obvious).

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

05/02/2016

4/5

Entertaining, informative and essential.

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Katie Kelly

Film Ireland Magazine

03/28/2018

If you have any sort of an interest in Ireland and our great natural resources, Atlantic is an absolute must see, which will have your blood boil, and make you feel impassioned by an often over-looked issue.

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Argun Ulgen

PopMatters

05/05/2017

7/10

Atlantic succeeds as a lament about fisherman forced to pay witness to what seems unimaginable: a corporate takeover of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Tess Motherway

Film Ireland Magazine

01/03/2017

Never one to shy away from those culpable, O Domhnaill shines a strong light on those in power, both past and present.

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Paddy Kehoe

RTÉ (Ireland)

07/20/2016

4/5

There are serious lessons in Domhnaill's film for Irish government policy, if it is not too late to reverse the sins of the past.

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02/02/2019

Watched this on Vudu today. People need to know this story.

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Risteard O'Domhnaill

Director

Brendan Gleeson

Narrator

Marie-Therese Garvey

Producer

Jill Knox-Gosse

Producer

Lynne Wilson

Producer

Karl Emil Rikardsen

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Synopsis

The struggles of three fishing communities in Ireland, Norway and Newfoundland, as they battle with the oil explorers and international fishing companies for control of the resources in their waters.

Director: Risteard O'Domhnaill
Producer: Marie-Therese Garvey, Jill Knox-Gosse, Lynne Wilson, Karl Emil Rikardsen
Production Co: Relation04 Media
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 26, 2019
Runtime: 1h 20m

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