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Life in a north-shore village where everybody's name is Robertson and where everyone hunts for seal. In December the seals come in great herds from Greenland, and for two weeks in this peaceful village it's all hands to the lines.
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Winter Sealing at La Tabatière, René Bonnière & Pierre Perrault, provided by the National Film Board of Canada