Aamakaar. The turtle people
Description
A people of a village in North Kerala fight to preserve their village, and their livelihoods, threatened by sand mining on their estuary. For the last ten years they have been conserving Olive Ridley Turtles that come to their beach to nest. They see the preservation of a species on the verge of extinction as an extension of their fight against the destruction of their estuary, their village, and their lives. The film follows the rhythm of work in the village to unfold this struggle for existence of a species, of a people.
Runtime
77 min
Subjects
- Sea turtles (8)
- Indigenous peoples (169)
- Sand and gravel mines and mining (3)
- Olive ridley turtle (1)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2002
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
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