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Starring: Richard O'Barry, Simon Hutchins, Mandy-Rae Cruickshank
Director: Louie Psihoyos

This fascinating documentary-journey begins in Taiji, Japan, where former dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry has come to set things right after a long search for redemption. In the 1960s, it was O’Barry who captured and trained the five dolphins who played the title character in the international television sensation Flipper.

But his close relationship with those dolphins – the very dolphins who sparked a global fascination with trained sea mammals that continues to this day, led O’Barry to a radical change of heart. One fateful day, a heartbroken Barry came to realize that these deeply sensitive, highly intelligent and self-aware creatures, so beautifully adapted to life in the open ocean, must never be subjected to human captivity again. This mission brings him to Taiji, a town that appears to be devoted to the wonders and mysteries of the sleek, playful dolphins and whales that swim off their coast.

But 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.

Undeterred, O’Barry 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 The Cove, a provocative mix of investigative journalism, eco-adventure, and arresting imagery that adds up to an urgent plea for hope.

A shocking, must-see film that will change the way you look at the sea and its' inhabitants forever. In a word: unforgettable.

Features:

  • Audio commentary with director Louie Psihoyos and producer Fisher Stevens
  • Mercury documentary: "The Cove: Mercury Rising"
  • Deleted scenes
  • Behind-the-scenes videos
  • Theatrical trailer

  • Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1

    Audio Tracks:
    Original Language: English
    Subtitles: English, Spanish

    Closed Captioned: No

    Aspect Ratio: Widescreen

    Rating: PG-13

    Number of discs: 1

    Running Time: 1:36

    Studio: LIONS GATE

    Theatrical Release: 2009

    DVD Release: December 8, 2009

     
    This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 08 December, 2009.