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Muro-Ami (transl. Reef Hunters) is a 1999 Filipino adventure drama film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. It stars Cesar Montano as Fredo, a ruthless captain of 150 muro-ami divers, who employ illegal fishing practices, such as pounding and crushing corals to scare fish, driving them towards the nets.
Dec 29, 1999 · Fredo commands a crew of young people from poor families as he takes his rattletrap ship into the ocean in search of fish that live along the reefs, snaring catch with an illegal netting system.
Feb 22, 2010 · Not only did filmfest jury like the Philippines’ entry, Muro-Ami (The Reef Hunters). The Abaya film was also the Benodet public’s choice as Best Film.
Beautifully photographed and thoughtfully cast with both professional and amateur actors, REEF HUNTERS dispatches a powerful message about a fragile environment that must endure both the timelessness of traditional reef fishing and the immediacy of crushing poverty.
Synopsis. Fredo is a fisherman who has endured more than his share of hardship in life; his wife and child both perished in a boating accident, and today Fredo approaches each trip to the sea with the angry determination of a man out for revenge. Cast. Crew.
Nov 6, 2000 · Reef Hunters. An extraordinary feat of physical filmmaking under extreme conditions, "Reef Hunters" brings moving authenticity to the great movie tradition of intense adventure...
Overview. Fredo is a fisherman who has endured more than his share of hardship in life; his wife and child both perished in a boating accident, and today Fredo approaches each trip to the sea with the angry determination of a man out for revenge. Marilou Diaz-Abaya. Director. Jun Robles Lana. Screenplay. Ricardo Lee. Screenplay.
