USA,
2009, 88 min
Directed by:
Louie PsihoyosScreenplay:
Mark MonroeComposer:
J. RalphCast:
Isabel Lucas, Richard O'Barry, Louie Psihoyos, Hayden Panettiere, Paul Watson, Hardy Jones, Deborah Bassett, Roger Payne, Charles HambletonVOD (1)
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In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan, behind a wall of barbed wire and "Keep Out" signs, lies a shocking secret. It is here, under cover of night, that the fishermen of Taiji engage in an unseen hunt for thousands of dolphins. The nature of the work is so horrifying, a few desperate men will stop at nothing to keep it hidden from the world. But when an elite team of activists, filmmakers and freedivers embark on a covert mission to penetrate the cove, they discover that the shocking atrocities they find there are just the tip of the iceberg. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2010 - Fisher Stevens, Louie Psihoyos (Best Documentary Feature)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2010 - Best Documentary Feature
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2009 - Best Documentary
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2009 - Louie Psihoyos (Best Documentary/Non Fiction Film)
Sundance Film Festival
- 2009 - Louie Psihoyos (Audience Award: U.S. Documentary)
- 2009 - Louie Psihoyos (U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary)