The logbook of a few Icelandic trawler-men in 1947-1970. It was dangerous to go on a drinking spree in those days — the Icelandic trawlers were short of crew, so skippers went back to the old way of manning their ships. Man-hunting, or 'Shanghaiing' was the name of the game.
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Magnús Viðar Sigurðsson Director · Margrét Jónasdóttir Screenplay Jón Karl Helgason Cinematographer
First release June 3, 2007 · Original title Sjanghæjað til sjós
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Original title
Sjanghæjað til sjós
Original language
Icelandic
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Icelandic
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Iceland · June 3, 2007
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