Caught up in the net
Realizador Amaya Sumpsi Langreo
Países Portugal
Duração 58 min
Sinopse
Which is the criteria to choose sites to become either heritage or tourism spots? Can tourism be compatible with other economic activities, or annuls them by turning places into show stages? Which is the community’s weight in the decision processes? Is tourism a sign of progress and modernity or is it of retrogress? This film follows Porto Formoso´s community during seven years. Its strong fishing community found its port natural conditions were not longer useful. Fishermen demanded the construction of concrete infrastructures. Although they had support from some inhabitants, many more were against such modifications, as they were going to ruin the port natural beauty, damaging its tourist potential. Meanwhile, its landscape transforms.
Which is the criteria to choose sites to become either heritage or tourism spots? Can tourism be compatible with other economic activities, or annuls them by turning places into show stages? Which is the community’s weight in the decision processes? Is tourism a sign of progress and modernity or is it of retrogress? This film follows Porto Formoso´s community during seven years. Its strong fishing community found its port natural conditions were not longer useful. Fishermen demanded the construction of concrete infrastructures. Although they had support from some inhabitants, many more were against such modifications, as they were going to ruin the port natural beauty, damaging its tourist potential. Meanwhile, its landscape transforms.