F.I.S.H.I.N.G 2012
"“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” — Henry David Thoreau"
Overview
One million Dutchmen (out of 16 million) play soccer. Almost two million fish at least once a year. Fishing might be the most remarkable sport in the world. The documentary V.I.S.S.E.N (FISHING) dives into the world of Dutch fish and fishermen. Above and under water, on the IJ, at the coast, on the North Sea, in the cities, in the polder and on and by lakes and rivers. The film is a personal, filmic search for the “primordial fisher” in mankind and a portrait of the Netherlands by and on the wat
Director: Pieter-Rim de Kroon