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Fishing Without Nets is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Cutter Hodierne.[2] The film stars Abdikani Muktar, Abdi Siad, Abdiwali Farrah, Abdikhadir Hassan, Reda Kateb and Idil Ibrahim.

Fishing Without Nets
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Directed by	Cutter Hodierne
Screenplay by	Cutter Hodierne John Hibey Sam Cohan
Story by	David Burkman Cutter Hodierne John Hibey
Produced by	Ben Freedman Brian Glazen Stephanie Pinola Victor Shapiro Raphael Swann
Starring	Eric Godon Abdiwali Farrah Abdikhadir Hassan Idil Ibrahim Abdi Kani Reda Kateb
Cinematography	Alex Disenhof
Edited by	Dominic LaPerriere
Production companies	Think Media Studios Vice Films
Release date	January 17, 2014 (2014-01-17) (Sundance)
Running time	109 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

The film premiered in-competition in the US Dramatic Category at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014.[3] It won an award at the festival.[4][5]

Synopsis

A Somali father turns to piracy in order to support his family. However, he begins to experience intense ethical reservations.

Cast

• Abdikani Muktar as Khadir
• Abdi Siad as Blacky
• Abdiwali Farrah as China Boy
• Reda Kateb as Victor
• Idil Ibrahim as Idil
• Eric Godon as Captain Charlie
• Abdikhadir Hassan

Production

Hodierne, originally made the short film of the same name in 2012. It won the Grand Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.[6]

Critical response

Fishing Without Nets met with positive response from critics upon its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Dennis Harvey, in his review for Variety, praised the film that "Cutter Hodierne makes an accomplished feature debut with this very well-crafted, empathetic hijacking drama."[7] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter in his review said that "While the setup and the moral dilemmas are all familiar from crime stories told in other settings, Hodierne does a fine job balancing the elements. The movie never reaches the sweating-bullets heights of its Hollywood cousin, but it's distinct enough from that film to keep us watching."[8] Ryland Aldrich from TwitchFilm praised the direction and editing that "From the gorgeous visuals to the incredible acting by non-professionals, Fishing Without Nets takes a world to which we've been recently introduced, and expands it to magnificent results."[9]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2014	Sundance Film Festival	U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic	Cutter Hodierne	Nominated
		Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic	Cutter Hodierne	Won[4][5]
2014	Traverse City Film Festival	Roger Ebert Prize - Best First Feature	Cutter Hodierne	Won
2014	Washington West Film Festival	Best Narrative Feature	Cutter Hodierne	Won
2014	BFI London Film Festival	Best Film Award	Cutter Hodierne	Nominated
2014	Stockholm International Film Festival	Stockholm XXV Competition	Cutter Hodierne	Nominated
2014	Camerimage	Best Cinematography	Alex Disenhof	Nominated
2014	Guanajuato International Film Festival	Best International Fiction Feature Film	Cutter Hodierne	Nominated
2014	Auteur Film Festival (Belgrade)	Best Narrative Feature	Cutter Hodierne	Nominated

References

External links

• Fishing Without Nets at IMDb
• Fishing Without Nets at AllMovie
• Fishing Without Nets at Rotten Tomatoes

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