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Against the Tide

Jan 20, 2023 | IMDB 4.8

97 min Watch Now

Documentary

Two friends, both Indigenous fishermen, are driven to desperation by a dying sea. Their friendship begins to fracture as they take very different paths to provide for their struggling families.

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