2019 · comedy · drama · music
Fisherman's Friends
Directed by Chris Foggin1h 52m2019
Ten fishermen from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties. Based on the true-life story of Cornish folk band, Fisherman's Friends.
Our read: Fisherman's Friends (2019) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded comedy · drama · music entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, gentle comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- cosy
- brisk
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
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How Fisherman's Friends feels to watch.
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“You want Cornish sea-shanty warmth, community charm, and a feel-good true story.”
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