The Wide Blue Road

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The Wide Blue Road

Release Date: November 22, 1957

Year	:	1957
Slogan	:	«»
Genres	:	Romance, Drama, Crime
Production Companies	:	Eichberg-Film, Play Art, GE.S.I. Cinematografica, Triglav Film
Director	:	Gillo Pontecorvo
Producers	:	Baccio Bandini, Maleno Malenotti, Tone Hoian
Writers	:	Franco Solinas, Franco Solinas, Ennio De Concini, Gillo Pontecorvo
RunTime	:	103 mins.

Squarciò, a fisherman, lives with his family on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. Like his fellow villagers, Squarciò struggles against harsh living conditions, a scarcity of fish in nearby waters and exploitation by the local wholesaler. But while the other fishermen continue to use nets, he goes out to the open sea to fish illegally with bombs. But Squarciò borrows money, loses his boat, and in a moment of supreme desperation, has to bomb directly off-shore, causing the hatred and rejection of his fellow fishermen. Trying to save his family, Squarciò and his young sons sail their new boat out beyond the local waters and bomb-fish again. But this time, the sea exacts a terrible toll…