Gefangene des Meeres

Gefangene des Meeres 1989 Directed by Angeliki Antoniou

Documentary film about the adventurous professional life of sponge divers on the Greek Aegean island of Kalymnos. Their existence has been called into question since the entire sponge population became unusable due to fungal infestation in the fall of 1986, for which the fishermen blame the Chernobyl disaster.

Country Germany

Production Country Germany

Language German

Spoken Language Greek

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies BR , Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)

Release Date 1 November 1989

78 mins