Within the upcoming The Final of the Sea Ladies documentary, the lifestyle of South Korea’s haenyeo, or sea ladies of Jeju Island, is disappearing. However it gained’t occur and not using a fierce combat from the grandmother-warrior divers, usually referred to as “real-life mermaids,” and a youthful era of helpers, in line with the trailer Apple TV+ dropped Thursday.
The documentary movie from producer Malala Yousafzai and director Sue Kim premieres on Apple TV+ October 11.
The Final of the Sea Ladies chronicles the lives of South Korea’s ‘real-life mermaids’
The trailer presents an attention-grabbing glimpse at a uncommon lifestyle sadly compromised by passing time, industrialization, air pollution and local weather change. The haenyeo of South Korea’s Jeju Island have practiced free diving to reap seafood from the ocean for generations. And whereas some are nonetheless at it of their golden years, their lifestyle is dying. However the remaining “warrior grandmothers” and a number of youthful ladies who need to assist don’t need to see it finish.
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In The Final of the Sea Ladies, a rare band of feisty grandmother warriors wage a spirited battle in opposition to huge oceanic threats. Typically referred to as real-life mermaids, the haenyeo divers of South Korea’s Jeju Island are famend for hundreds of years of diving to the ocean flooring — with out oxygen — to reap seafood for his or her livelihood. As we speak, with most haenyeo now of their 60s, 70s and 80s, their traditions and lifestyle are in imminent hazard.
However these fierce, humorous, hardworking ladies refuse to present an inch, aided by a youthful era’s combat to revive their ancestral way of life via social media. Peering into what drives haenyeo younger and outdated, this shifting documentary zeroes in on their tight-knit friendships, savvy independence, and infectious sense of empowerment, unfolding into an uplifting story of ladies taking up world powers to guard their beloved ocean and galvanizing a brand new era.
The co-production hails from A24 and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai’s manufacturing firm, Extracurricular. It companions with Apple TV+ to create unique programming.
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