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Finis Terræ
Finis Terræ is a 1929 French silent drama film written and directed by Jean Epstein. The story centres on a small group of men harvesting seaweed off the coast of Brittany, and the problems which arise when one of them gets an infected thumb. The film's title is the old Latin name of the region Finistère, where the story is set, and means "End of the Earth". The film is shot in a documentary-like style, with local non-actors in all roles, and
Finistère
Finistère (, ; ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany.
History.
The present department consists of the historical region of Léon and parts of Cornouaille and Trégor, both parts of pre-revolutionary Brittany.
The name "Finistère" derives from the Latin "Finis Terræ", meaning "end of the earth." In England, a similar area is called Land's End. The Breton name for Finistère, "Penn ar Bed," translates as "Head/