Film

Capelin and Driftnet Fishing

197829mDocumentary

Director: Heiðar Marteinsson
Year: 1978

A film about a typical winter season on board an Icelandic fishing boat. The boat, Gunnar Jónsson, starts off from the Westman Islands and is at first mainly engaged in capelin fishing for fishmeal production. When January comes, the men start preparing for the traditional cod fishing period.

Top cast

Magnús Bjarnfreðsson

Narrator

Directed by

Heiðar Marteinsson

Written by

Heiðar Marteinsson, Jón Hermannsson, Magnús Bjarnfreðsson

Produced by

Heiðar Marteinsson