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Island of the Hungry Ghosts (2019)

1h 38m

Running Time

Island of the Hungry Ghosts (2019)

Name: Island of the Hungry Ghosts
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-01-11

1h 38m

Running Time

Plot.

Christmas Island, Australia is home to one of the largest land migrations on earth—that of forty million crabs journeying from jungle to sea. But the jungle holds another secret: a high-security facility that indefinitely detains individuals seeking asylum.

Where to Watch.

Rent

Currently Island of the Hungry Ghosts is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video

Streaming in:
🇺🇸 United States

Cast & Crew.

Poh Lin Lee

Self

Arthur Floret

Self

Katharina Fiedler

Editor

Jutta Krug

Executive Producer

Leo Dolgan

Sound Designer

Aaron Cupples

Music

Sarah Perks

Executive Producer

Gabrielle Brady

Director / Screenplay

Samm Haillay

Producer

Alex Kelly

Producer

Michael Latham

Director of Photography

Iara Rodriguez Vilardebó

Editor

Media.

Details.

Release Date
January 11, 2019

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 38m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-12

This Movie Is About.

sea

migration

island

australia

crab

jungle

woman director

Wiki.

Island of the Hungry Ghosts is a hybrid documentary film by director Gabrielle Brady that explores the conflict faced by trauma therapist Poh Lin Lee, who works in the Australian Detention Centre for Asylum Seekers on Christmas Island.

It premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2018 where it won the Award for Best International Documentary. It was shown at festivals all over the world, winning several prizes. It was also released in cinemas in the United Kingdom, Australia, North America and Germany.