Shipbreakers
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Production countries
CACanada
Origin countries
USUnited States, CACanada
Language
English
Spoken
English
Budget
$550,000
Revenue
N/A

Shipbreakers

Released Documentary
01 Sept, 2004 1h 13min
 

Shipbreakers

Released Documentary
01 Sept, 2004 1h 13min
 

Directed by Michael Kot

A Ship a Day, A Death a Day

As visually mesmerizing as it is compelling, Shipbreakers takes the viewer into the heart of Alang, India, a vibrant shantytown where 40,000 people live and work in the most primitive conditions. Since the early '80s the rusting hulks of thousands of the world's largest ships have been driven onto the remote beaches of Alang, off the Arabian Sea, to be dismantled, piece by piece. Selling their ships for scrap, the... see more

Directed by Michael Kot

A Ship a Day, A Death a Day

As visually mesmerizing as it is compelling, Shipbreakers takes the viewer into the heart of Alang, India, a vibrant shantytown where 40,000 people live and work in the most primitive conditions. Since the early '80s the rusting hulks of thousands of the world's largest ships have been driven onto the remote beaches of Alang, off the Arabian Sea, to be dismantled, piece by piece. Selling their ships for scrap, the... see more
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