Richard O'Barry was the man who captured and trained the dolphins for the television show Flipper (1964). O'Barry's view of cetaceans in captivity changed from that experience when as the last straw he saw that one of the dolphins playing Flipper - her name being Kathy - basically committed suicide in his arms because of the stress of being in captivity. Since that time, he has become one of the leading advocates against cetaceans in captivity and for the preservation of cetaceans in the wild. O'Barry and filmmaker 'Louie Psihoyos (I)' go about trying to expose one of what they see as the most cruel acts against wild dolphins in the world in Taiji, Japan, where dolphins are routinely corralled, either to be sold alive to aquariums and marine parks, or slaughtered for meat. The primary secluded cove where this activity is taking place is heavily guarded. O'Barry and Psihoyos are well known as enemies by the authorities in Taiji, the authorities who will use whatever tactic to expel the two from Japan forever. O'Barry, Psihoyos and their team covertly try to film as a document of conclusive evidence this cruel behavior. They employ among others Hollywood cameramen and deep sea free divers. They also highlight what is considered the dangerous consumption of dolphin meat (due to its high concentration of mercury) which is often sold not as dolphin meat, and the Japanese government's methodical buying off of poorer third world nations for their support of Japan's whaling industry, that support most specifically at the International Whaling Commission. Synopsis by IMDb
The Cove (2009) DD5.1 NL Subs PAL Retail
Verenigde Staten
Documentaire
90 minuten
geregisseerd door Louie Psihoyos
met Richard O'Barry
Onthullende en zenuwslopende documentaire over dierenactivisten die een Japanse baai
infiltreren waar dolfijnen op gruwelijke wijze mishandeld worden
In de jaren '60 was Richard O'Barry één van 's werelds grootste autoriteiten op het vlak van
dolfijnentraining, door zijn werk op de set van de populaire TV-serie Flipper. Dag in dag
uit, liet O'Barry de dolfijnen werken en hield hij de TV-kijkers tevreden. The Cove, de
veelbekroonde documentaire geregiseerd door Louie Psihoyos, toont ons het ongelooflijke
verhaal over hoe O'Barry, Psihoyos en een team van activisten, filmmakers en duikers op een
geheime missie vertrekken. Met gevaar voor eigen leven dringen ze binnen in een verborgen
lagune in Japan, om er een licht te werpen op een donker en dodelijk geheim. The Cove brengt
op een indrukwekkende wijze de verontrustende praktijken aan het licht van de internationale
handel in dolfijnen.
De spraakmakende documentaire The Cove ging begin 2009 in wereldpremière tijdens het
filmfestival van Sundance, waar het de Grand Jury Prize won.
http://www.moviemeter.nl/film/56974
United States
documentary
90 minutes
directed by Louie Psihoyos
Richard O'Barry
Revealing and unnerving documentary about animal rights activists that a Japanese bay
infiltrate where dolphins are brutally abused
In the 60s, Richard O'Barry one of the world's greatest authorities in the field of
Dolphins training, through his work on the set of the hit TV series Flipper. Day after day
out, the dolphins had O'Barry work and gave the TV viewers happy. The Cove, the
award-winning documentary directed by Louie Psihoyos, shows us the incredible
story about how O'Barry Psihoyos and a team of activists, filmmakers and divers on a
secret mission leave. Risking their lives they penetrate inside a hidden
lagoon in Japan, to shed light on a dark and deadly secret. The Cove brings
in an impressive way the disturbing practices in the light of international
trade in dolphins.
The acclaimed documentary The Cove was in early 2009 world premiere at the
Sundance Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury Prize.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1313104
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KRD8e20fBo
Spotinformatie
Bron : Retail
SOORT DVD : DVD5
AUDiO : DD 5.1 Engels
Beeldverhouding : 16:9
Framerate : 25,000 fps
Standaard : PAL
ONDERTiTELiNG : NL
MENU : Ja
EXTRA'S : Ja
Cover : Ja |
