The Cove details
| Format: | 12 DVD |
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| Starring: | Ric O'Barry, Richard O'Barry, Joe Chisholm, Mandy-Rae Cruikshank, Charles Hambleton, Kirk Krack, Isabel Lucas, Roger Payne, Hayden Panettiere, Louie Psihoyos, Paul Watson |
| Director: | Louie Psihoyos |
| Genre: | Documentary - General |
| Studio: | ENTERTAINMENT ONE |
| Collections: | Decades: 00s, Festival Favourites, HD Films, Hidden Gems, Must Watch Docs, TOP Documentaries, Top Documentary |
| Name | Discs | |
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The Cove |
12 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 31 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 04 Jan 2010 |
| Main languages: | English |
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By Tom Charity from LOVEFiLMThis slick documentary delves into the world of the annual slaughter of orcas and the demand for dolphins as entertainment.
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Fascinating documentary
By YeovilEd (34 reviews) from London , 07 Jan 2010[Highly rated reviewer]
This excellent film is as interesting for the way it has been made and the passion and lengths that the makers went to, as it is for the insight into the Japanese motives for sustaining the killing of these beautiful, intelligent creatures for export to dolphinariums, as well as the often hidden problems for the human consumption chain.
A fascinating film which has some truly shocking scenes. Extras are worth watching too.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(107)necessary viewing
By seonae (5 reviews) , 08 Apr 2013this documentary touches upon more than just the annual slaughter of the dolphins in Taiji, Japan: Issues of government manipulation, appropriated cultural identity, sea world entertainment industry, food industry, negligent human consciousness, consciousness, integrity and (thank goodness) conviction. I would say not only important but necessary viewing for everyone- Was this review helpful to you?
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Save the dolphin's from Wales
By Phoenixia (1 review) , 08 Apr 2013THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide
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By laurenc (1 review) , 04 Mar 2013Amazing piece of documentary making and hats off to the film makers for risking all that they did in making this film. Its disgusting that this kind of thing still happens in this day and age to be honest, the Japanese government poisoning their own people, just wow. Please sign the petition.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Flipper's revenge
By Goldenvision (31 reviews) from liverpool , 28 Feb 2013A really thought provoking documentary with a special hit for those of us brought up on Flipper. O'Barry is a star of past and present trying to make amends for the monster circus his kids' series created and the sideline in polluted food which followed. The Japanese on the other hand should be ashamed of their corrupt attempts to keep this trade alive but hidden from public view A must see.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Truly horrific but a story that needs telling
By WillScarlett (1 review) , 26 Feb 2013I missed this film when it was released at the cinema and caught up with it today. I knew it would not be a pleasant film, but the moral bankruptcy of the Japanese defending these practices is off the scale. An extraordinary piece of journalism to expose this.- Was this review helpful to you?
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