COSTA DA MORTE

Costa da Morte is a region in Galicia that was considered to be the end of the world during the Roman Empire. Its dramatic name (Coast of Death in Galician) derives from the many shipwrecks that have occurred throughout history in this area of rocks, mist and storms. We travel through this land, observing the people who live here — fishermen, shellfish catchers, loggers — as eyewitnesses to them as they carry out their work that forces them to maintain both an intimate relationship and an antagonistic battle with the vastness of this territory. The wind, the stones, the sea and fire are characters in this film, and through them we learn about the mystery of this landscape as a whole, including its inhabitants, its history and its legends. The documentary won the award for Best Emerging Director at the Locarno Festival (Switzerland), the Audience Award at the Festival dei Popoli in Italy, and Best Film at FINUCAM (Mexico), among other accolades.