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The Cove
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(M) | | Release Date: | 01 December 2009 | The Cove begins in Taiji, Japan, where former dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry has come to set things right after a long search for redemption. In the 1960s, it was O'Barry who captured and trained the 5 dolphins who played the title character in the international television sensation Flipper.
But his close relationship with those dolphins - the very dolphins who sparked a global fascination with trained sea mammals that continues to this day -- led O'Barry to a radical change of heart. One fateful day, a heartbroken Barry came to realize that these deeply sensitive, highly intelligent and self-aware creatures so beautifully adapted to life in the open ocean must never be subjected to human captivity again. This mission has brought him to Taiji, a town that appears to be devoted to the wonders and mysteries of the sleek, playful dolphins and whales that swim off their coast.
But in a remote, glistening cove, surrounded by barbed wire and "Keep Out" signs, lies a dark reality. 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 an unseen hunt. The nature of what they do is so chilling -- and the consequences are so dangerous to human health -- they will go to great lengths to halt anyone from seeing it.
Undeterred, O'Barry joins forces with filmmaker Louis Psihoyos and the Oceanic Preservation Society to get to the truth of what's really going on in the cove and why it matters to everyone in the world. With the local Chief of Police hot on their trail and strong-arm fishermen keeping tabs on them, they will recruit an "Ocean's Eleven"-style team of underwater sound and camera experts, special effects artists, marine explorers, adrenaline junkies and world-class free divers who will carry out an undercover operation to photograph the off-limits cove, while playing a cloak-and-dagger game with those who would have them jailed. The result is a provocative mix of investigative journalism, eco-adventure and arresting imagery that adds up to an urgent plea for hope.
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| Release Date: | 2009-12-01 | | Run Time: | 92 minutes
| | Director: | Louis Psihoyos
| | Subtitles: | English for the Hearing Impaired
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| Publisher: | Madman | | UPC: | 9322225079694 |
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 – Customer review on 27/11/2010
Louie Psihoyo’s documentary, The Cove, drew the audience in easily, even as I studied it, having watched it several times, I sometimes found it hard to see in the documentary what our teachers wanted as the plot drew me in and I found myself trusting everyone and everything that they said. Unlike most documentaries, The Cove did not try to be objective, instead announcing their bias right in the opening, “An Oceanic Preservation Society film” and perhaps that gave it some plus points from me. I hate it when people try to be objective, and the fact that Psihoyos knew that he was positioning his audience purposefully, and didn’t try to hide the purpose – why would you? 23,000 dolphins are being killed in Taiji every year between September and April – made me like him better.
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 – Customer review on 16/02/2010
MOST LIFE CHANGING MOVIE EVER!!! WATCH IT AT THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, WAS MOVED SO MUCH THAT FELT I HAD TO DO SOMETHING. IM NOW THE SOUTH ISLAND SEA SHEPHERD REPRESENTIVE. RAISING AWARENESS AND MONEY. WATCH IT AND SPREAD THE WORD!! SHOW YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. IT WILL WIN AN OSCAR AND THIS SLAUGHTER WILL STOP. ANY FURTHER INFO CONTACT ME tony@seashepherd.org.nz
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– Customer review on 31/01/2010
Amazing! This movie (although at times not pleasant to watch) is a must-see. The dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan is kept extremely well hidden as is the source of our captive dolphins and the incredible suffering they endure. This movie is an eye opener and is also empowering to watch, showing just what can be achieved by a few dedicated people. I highly recommend this film.
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