| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 DVD (96 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital |
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optical |
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Dolby digital 2.0 |
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Dolby digital 5.1 |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs; Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0. |
| Note |
Lacks Spanish subtitles; container and menu states Spanish subtitles. |
| Credits |
Music by J. Ralph ; music supervisor, Liz Gallacher ; co-producer, Olivia Ahnemann ; edited by Geoffrey Richman ; director of expeditions, Simon Hutchins ; associate producer, Charles Hambleton ; cinematography, Brook Aitken. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for disturbing content (special features not rated). |
| Summary |
In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan is a highly guarded secret. During the night, Taiji fishermen engage in an unseen hunt for thousands of dolphins. The work is so horrifying, the fishermen will stop at nothing to keep it hidden from the outside world. When a team of elite activists, filmmakers, and free-divers embark on a secret mission to penetrate their cover, the shocking discoveries they find there are just the tip of the iceberg. |
| Awards |
Winner, Documentary Feature, 2010 Academy Award, Audience Award, 2009 Sundance Film Festival ; Winner, Audience Award, 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival; Winner, Best Documentary by the Boston Society of Film Critics, 2009; Winner, Best Documentary by the National Board of Review, 2009. |
| Contents |
Special features: Optional audio feature commentary with director Louie Psihoyos and producer Fisher Stevens ; Special OPS cameras: Nest cam -- Thermal cam -- Rock cams -- Helicopter cam -- Blood cam ; Freediving (ca. 5 min.) ; The cove : Mercury rising (ca. 19 min.) ; deleted scenes (ca. 10 min.) ; original theatrical trailer. |
| Cast |
Starring Richard O'Barry, Joe Chisholm, Mandy-Rae Cruikshank, Charles Hambleton, Simon Hutchins. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Terms Of Use |
Public performance rights NOT included. Rider University does not have public performance rights. |
| Subject |
Dolphins -- Japan.
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Dolphins. |
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Japan. |
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Dolphins -- Effect of hunting on -- Japan.
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Poaching -- Japan.
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Poaching. |
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Animal welfare -- Japan.
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Animal welfare. |
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Endangered species -- Japan.
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Endangered species. |
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Fishes -- Mercury content -- Japan.
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Fishes -- Mercury content. |
| Genre/Form |
DVDs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Clark, Jim, 1944- producer.
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Monroe, Mark, screenwriter.
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DuPré Pesmen, Paula, producer.
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Stevens, Fisher, producer.
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Psihoyos, Louie, director.
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Ralph, J. (Joshua), composer.
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Richman, Geoffrey, film editor.
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Aitken, Brook, cinematographer.
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Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)
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Roadside Attractions (Firm)
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Participant Media.
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Oceanic Preservation Society.
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Diamond Docs (Firm)
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Skyfish Films (Firm)
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Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
031398115700 80 |
| Music No. |
26590 Lionsgate |
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26856 Lionsgate |
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