Emblematic area of the state of Kerala, the Backwaters are constituted of a series of lagoons and lakes parallel to the Lakshadweep Sea. This natural and artificial water canal system, also called "Kuttanad", extends on 75km along the Keralese coast. Savage and remote, this area presents a luxuriant vegetation. Though certain parts of the Backwaters are difficult of access, they are however inhabited by families of fishermen, small shopkeepers, and even by farmers! It is the everyday life of these men and women that we came to discover: close to their environment, far from modern India: an islander life between shallow waterways and farm fields…