Rent The Cove (2009)
4.1 of 5 from 141 ratings
1h 36min
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- Synopsis:
The shocking, moving, controversial and critically acclaimed documentary of the year delves into the murky world of International whaling revealing a sinister and a most unbelievable story of government corruption, mismanagement and manipulation. Back in the 1960's, Ric O'Barry captured and trained 5 dolphins that played the title character in the international television sensation "Flipper". One fateful day, a Heartbroken O'Barry came to realize that these deeply sensitive, highly intelligent and self-aware creatures must never be subjected to human captivity again. Now on a mission of self-redemption O'Barry enlists the help of a crack team who travel to Taiji, a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan, where a shocking secret lies deep within its shallow waters. It is here, under cover of night, that the fishermen of Taiji, driven by a multi-billion dollar dolphin entertainment industry and an underhanded market for mercury-tainted dolphin meat, engage in a chilling and inhumane hunt they and the authorities will stop at nothing to keep hidden. - Actors:
- Richard O'Barry, Louie Psihoyos, Hardy Jones, Michael Illiff, Joji Morishita, Ian Campbell, Paul Watson, Doug DeMaster, Dave Rastovich, Charles Hambleton, Hayato Sakurai, Kazutaka Sangen, Simon Hutchins, Joe Chisholm, Mandy-Rae Cruikshank, Kirk Krack, Roger Payne, Hideki Moronuki, Dan Goodman, Tetsuya Endo
- Directors:
- Louie Psihoyos
- Producers:
- Paula DuPré Pesmen, Fisher Stevens
- Writers:
- Mark Monroe
- Others:
- Louie Psihoyos, Fisher Stevens
- Studio:
- E1 Entertainment
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
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Reviews (1) of The Cove
Not 12, definitely 18 - The Cove review by JD
This is a documentary about the slaughter of 23,000 dolphins in a small cove every year, in a very defensive and secretive town in Japan. It is not for the faint hearted. I found it haunting and disturbing. If it doesn't make you angry and sad you have no soul.
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