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Opening:11 August 2010
Genre:Documentary
Language:English
Director:Louie Psihoyos
Cast:Joe Chisholm, Mandy-Rae Cruikshank, Charles Hambleton ,Simon Hutchins
Distributor:Madman
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****4 stars!.. David Stratton ***3½ stars!.. Margaret Pomeranz [ABC] |
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WINNER - Audience Award Sundance & Sydney Film Festivals |
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Winner 13 International Film Festival Awards |
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Synopsis:
TAIJI, JAPEN - 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.
Ric O'Barry (Former trainer of TVs 'Flipper') 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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ONE SCREENING ONLY - Wednesday, August 11th @ 8.30pm
Tickets available on-line from... www.moshtix.com.au & Sherrie Daley Gallery (Opposite Manly Library)
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