BLUE BOAT

FR / 2019 / 52’ / HD / French, English

Latitude 21 Pacific / France Ô / Directed by Christine Della-Maggiora and Dominique Roberjot

Worldwide rights available

TAGS

South Pacific, Asia, Palau, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Australia, USA, imperialism, sea cucumber

SYNOPSIS

For years, the blue boats, illegal fishing boats from Vietnam, invaded the Pacific… Who were these illegal fishermen called new pirates of the Pacific? Why did they come so far from their coasts to practice illegal fishing? What is the impact of this fishing in the Pacific basin? Why is Vietnam putting the blame on China? What are the stakes of the exploitation of sea resources in South East Asia and South Pacific?