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‘The Last of the Sea Women’ Review: A Deep Dive Into an Underwater Korean Tradition
The Apple TV+ doc 'The Last of the Sea Women' follows haenyeo — senior citizen divers that sell seafood on Jeju Island.
A vanishing way of life is captured in “ The Last of the Sea Women.” Sue Kim ’s feature directorial debut trains focus on the haenyeo — female divers associated primarily with Jeju Island off South Korea’s southernmost coast. Despite glimpses of undated archival footage, history doesn’t get much attention in “Sea Women.” There is no mention of how such diving hereabouts dates back as far as the 5th century A.D., nor are there details on when it became largely “women’s work” or how economic policy shifts have contributed to its shrinking numbers in recent decades. They highly doubt that can possibly be safe, and this fuels organized protests that include 72-year-old Soon Deok Jang — far from the oldest active diver here— being flown across the globe to speak about water pollution to a United Nations assembly.
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